I love you like a fat kid loves cake … check this sweet recipe: Easy mince pies
How to Make Easy mince pies
Preparation time:
30 mins to 1 hour
Cooking time:
10 to 30 mins
Serves:
Makes 18
Ingredients
- 140g/5oz cold butter
- 225g/8oz plain flour
- 50g/2oz ground almonds
- 50g/2oz golden caster sugar
- 1 orange
- pinch of salt
- 1 egg yolk
- 1-2 tsp cold water
- 280g/10oz good quality mincemeat
- 1 egg
- icing sugar
Method
-
Preheat the oven to 200C/190C Fan/Gas 6.
-
Rub the butter into the flour until the mixture is a bit crumbly. Stir in the almonds, caster sugar, orange rind and salt .
-
Mix in the egg yolk and 1–2 teaspoons of water until it forms soft dough. Wrap in cling film or put it into a plastic bag and chill for 20–30 minutes.
-
Roll out the pastry to a thickness of 2–3mm and cut out about 18 rounds measuring 7.5cm/3in with a pastry cutter.
-
Place in lightly greased bun tins and spoon the mincemeat evenly into the pies.
-
Re-roll the leftover pastry and cut out round lids, stars or other festive shapes to fit on top of the mincemeat.
-
Lightly brush the pastry tops with the beaten egg and bake in the oven for 12–15 minutes until golden.
-
Remove from oven and leave for a few minutes before removing from tins and cooling on a wire rack. Dust with icing sugar to serve.
