Mince pies
Mince pies

Hello everybody, it is John, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, mince pies. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Mince pies is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. Mince pies is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic.

There's nothing quite like a homemade mince pie, served warm from the oven with a We've got plenty of mince pie recipes to choose from - Paul Hollywood bakes a big batch of. Paul Hollywood prefers melt-in-the-mouth pastry for his fruity mince pies, so this recipe is nice and short. Mince pies are an essential part of Christmas. They are made from minced fruit not meat.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have mince pies using 11 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook it.

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

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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

Mince Pies, also known as Mincemeat Tarts, consist of small rounds of short crust pastry filled with mincemeat. 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 are synonymous with Christmas for a reason. This mince pies recipe takes a bit of time to prepare and you need to make the mixture the day before - but they're worth every fruity bite.

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