"St" Nick (Pret's very own Patron Saint of cookery) has been in the kitchen knocking up a few recipes for the season. This is his latest culinary creation, perfect for Christmas Dinner parties. He says it’s not difficult to impress in the kitchen if you use a few fabulous ingredients and have a trick or two up your sleeve. Well tricky Nicky has created a truly delectable dessert from 5 simple ingredients.
This recipe Serves 4-6 people (depending on how hungry you are).
Ingredients for the strudel
350g mincemeat
1 large apple, cored and cut into small pieces
100g melted butter
1 tbs brown sugar
6 sheets readymade filo pastry
Ingredients for the brandy cream
200ml double creamDirections
2 tbs icing sugar
1 tbs brandy
- Heat the oven to gas mark 5/190c/375f.
- Paint each sheet of filo pastry with melted butter and layer on top of each other.
- Spread the mincemeat out on top of the filo pastry leaving a little overlap of pastry at each end.
- Sprinkle with the apple and the brown sugar.
- Roll the strudel up from the end and place on a baking tray.
- Bake in the oven for 30-40 minutes until golden brown.
- To make the brandy cream whip the cream with the sugar until it starts to thicken and then stir in the brandy.
Serve the warm mincemeat strudel immediately with the fresh brandy cream. Invite round some friends and enjoy this little slice of Christmas.