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Mince Pie Recipe
Natasha

Mince Pie Recipe

These easy mince pies are great for those of us who don't like meat pies because of the big pieces of meat. They are also more affordable and require far less effort.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 40 minutes
Servings: 16 people
Course: Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine: American, French, Indian, Italian, Mexican
Calories: 551
Ingredients Equipment Method Video

Ingredients
  

  • 500 ml fruitcake mix
  • 30 ml citrus peel
  • 5 gram  grated zest of orange
  • 50 gram juice and grated zest of lemon
  • 1 red apple cored, peeled and grated
  • 2,5 ground cinnamon ,nutmeg and mixed spices
  • 125 ml brandy
PASTRY
  • 3 cups cake flour
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 250 gram cold butter cubed
  • 1 egg
  • 5 tbsp Extra flour for sprinkling
TO FINISH
  • 2 egg yolks whisked with 30 ml water

Equipment

  • Stove
  • Pan
  • Rolling Pin
  • Plate
  • Jar

Method
 

  1. 16 hollows of a muffin baking tin with nonstick spray
  2. all the ingredients in a jar. Seal it well and leave overnight in a cool place.
  3. mix the filling again, seal the jar and leave to stand for 2-3 days (optional)
Pastry
  1. the flour and sugar in the bowl of a food processor and pulse a few seconds
  2. the butter cubes and pulse until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs
  3. the egg and pulse until the mixture becomes sticky
  4. the dough, roll into a ball and cover in cling wrap and chill for 30 minutes
  5. lightly sprinkle flour on a working surface and roll out the dough to 2 mm thick.
  6. the muffin tin hollows with the dough,setting enough aside for the pie lids
  7. the bottom of each pastry case with a folk and chill for another 30 minutes
  8. Heat the oven to 180°C. Roll out the rest of the dough and cut out pie lids using a star cookie cutter or other shapes
  9. sure the shape you choose will cover the top of the pies adequately
To Finish
  1. the pie casings with filling and top each with a pastry lid
  2. the egg mixture over and add a sprinkling of castor sugar
  3. for 15-20 minutes or until the pastry is golden and done
  4. to cool completely, then store in an airtight container

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