Mince pies
Mince pies

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Mince pies is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions every day. They are fine and they look wonderful. Mince pies is something that I have loved my entire life.

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To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook mince pies using 11 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Mince pies:
  1. Get 140 g cold butter
  2. Take 225 g plain flour
  3. Prepare 50 g ground almonds
  4. Get 50 g golden caster sugar
  5. Make ready Zest of 1 orange
  6. Take Pinch salt
  7. Make ready 1 egg yolk
  8. Take 1-2 tsp cold water
  9. Prepare Jar good quality mincemeat
  10. Prepare 1 egg
  11. Make ready Icing sugar (for dusting - optional)

They are made from minced fruit not meat. In the US, the filling is known by the more accurate name "fruitmince". There's nothing quite like homemade mince pies at Christmas! Find traditional recipes or try making them with an orange and cinnamon pastry, or a boozy mincemeat filling with a crumble-style topping.

Steps to make Mince pies:
  1. Rub butter into flour with fingertips until you have a crumbly mixture
  2. Add almonds, sugar, orange zest and salt and mix together with fingertips
  3. Add egg yolk and water, bring all together and knead into a soft dough
  4. Put in a plastic bag and put in the fridge for 30 minutes
  5. Roll dough out on a lightly floured surface nice and thin (but still thick enough that it doesn't tear)
  6. Cut out 18 holes and place each one into a greased mince pie tin.
  7. Spoon mincemeat into each cup (don't overfill or it'll leak over in the oven - a level tsp or a little less should be plenty)
  8. Cut out star/Christmas tree/holly shapes from the remaining dough and place on top.
  9. Brush each mince pie with the beaten egg (this gives the pies a nice golden glaze) and put in a preheated oven at 180 for 12-15 mins (keep a close eye on them, they cook quickly and burn easily!)
  10. After they've cooled, lightly sieve some icing sugar over them if you want to

There's nothing quite like homemade mince pies at Christmas! Find traditional recipes or try making them with an orange and cinnamon pastry, or a boozy mincemeat filling with a crumble-style topping. Mince pies - Recipes for traditional mince pies and mincemeat filling. Mince pies are small, individual, sweet pies that are traditionally served in the UK at Christmas time and around the New Year. Mince Pies, also known as Mincemeat Tarts, consist of small rounds of short crust pastry filled with mincemeat.

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