Mince pie
Mince pies are a delicious festive treat, packed with flavour and housed in irresistible buttery pastry cases. Discover our traditional mince pie recipe below
Ingredients
- Butter: 225g. diced and chilled
- Plain flour: 350g
- Golden caster sugar: 100g
- Mincemeat: 280g
- Egg: 1. beaten
- Icing sugar: to dust
Instructions
- 1
Make the pastry: Rub the chilled butter into the plain flour in a large mixing bowl using fingertips until it resembles breadcrumbs. Mix in the golden caster sugar.
- 2
Mould the dough into a ball and knead briefly on a floured surface. The dough should be firm and can be used immediately.
- 3
Preheat the oven to 200ºC. Line 18 holes of 2 patty tins pressing small balls of the pastry into each hole.
- 4
Assemble the mince pies: Spoon 1 tsp of the mincemeat mixture into each pastry case. Using smaller balls of pastry,pat with hands to make round lids large enough to cover the pies.
- 5
Top the pies with the lids,pressing the edges gently together to seal.
- 6
Brush the top of the pies with the beaten egg and bake for 20 minutes until golden. Leave to cool for 5 minutes in the tin before gently transferring to a wire rack.
- 7
Dust with icing sugar to serve.
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