Easy Fruit Mince Pies

Preheat the oven to 180°C and grease a muffin pan.

Place the sheet of puff pastry onto a floured surface and cut out 12 x 8 cm rounds.

Place a pastry round in each greased muffin pan cup. Spoon about 10 g of mascarpone on top of each pastry round.

In a mixing bowl, add the fruit mince meat, orange zest and vanilla essence and mix until well combined. Spoon the fruit mince meat mixture into the pastry shells.

Cut out 12 x 5 cm star shapes from the remaining puff pastry and place a pastry star on top of each mince pie. Brush with egg.

Bake for 12 – 15 minutes or until golden brown.

Dust with icing sugar before serving.