Wholefood Mincemeat Slices

With Christmas coming up, I want to offer you a recipe for a good alternative to mince pies.

The quantities given are good for 12 slices.

150 g margarine

110 g porridge oats

75 g soft brown sugar

225 g mincemeat

225 g wholewheat flour

Butter a shallow baking tin 28×18 cm (or use a round pie tin). Preheat oven to 200º Celcius.

Melt the margarine gently in a large saucepan, together with the brown sugar. Meanwhile, mix the flour and porridge oats in a mixing bowl.

When the margarine and sugar mixture has turned liquid, remove the pan from the heat and add the flour and oats, stirring well with each addition.

When it is all thoroughly blended, spoon half the mixture into the prepared tin. Using the flat of your hand, press the mixture down firmly all over, making sure it gets into all the corners. The firmer you press, the less crumbly the slices will be once they are cooked.

Next, spread the mincemeat evenly all over the tin, pressing it out with the back of the spoon. Then spread the remaining oat mixture over the top, again pressing down firmly.

Now bake in the centre of the oven for about 20 mins. or until the top is tinged brown. Remove from the oven and, using a sharp knife, cut into 12 squares, but then leave in tin until all is quite cold.

Once cooled, lift the slices out of the tin, one by one. They can be stored in an air tight tin.

Enjoy.