Quick Christmas Mince Pies

Ingredients

• 160 g bread flour
• 80 g cake flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 80 g icing sugar sifted
• 1 lemon zest
• 160 g unsalted butter cubed
• one egg
• 2 tablespoons fresh cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 320 g tradition fruit mince (store bought.)
• pecan nut halves

Instructions

1. 1

   In a blender fitted with a blade attachment add flour, salt, sugar and zest. Mix for 30 seconds to combine

2. 2

   Add butter and pulse blitz to fine breadcrumbs

3. 3

   Add egg and blend until dough starts to come together

4. 4

   Add a tablespoon of cream and vanilla and blitz until a smooth dough is formed, adding the additional tablespoon of cream if needed

5. 5

   Pinch off small 35g chunks of dough and roll into balls

6. 6

   Wrap in clingfilm and refrigerate for 30 minutes

7. 7

   (This is a rustic free shape if you prefer neat perfect pies use a pasty cutter)

8. 8

   Roll out each ball and line a shallow muffin pan or ramekins with the dough. Refrigerate until oven is ready

9. 9

   Preheat oven to 200° C Bake for 8-10 minutes

10. 10

    Or air fry for 7 minutes at 180° C if doing small batches

11. 11

    Remove pastry cases from pans and cool on wire rack.

12. 12

    Place traditional fruit mince in a saucepan or microwave until warmed through. Fill pastry cups with a tblaespoon of filling top with a pecan nut half