This recipe makes 20 small/10 large mince pies, make great presents when you are going out or great for entertaining at home.
Steenbergs Mince Pies Recipe
This recipe makes 20 small/10 large mince pies, make great presents when you are going out or great for entertaining...
Ingredients
Pastry
| 200g | organic plain flour |
| pinch | salt |
| 110g | butter, cubed or an equal mix of butter and lard |
| 2-3 tbsp | very cold water |
For Mincemeat filling
| 225g | vegetarian suet |
| 125g | organic mixed peel |
| 225g | organic sultanas |
| 225g | organic raisins |
| 225g | organic currants |
| 175g | Fairtrade demerara sugar |
| 1 tsp | Steenbergs organic Fairtrade mixed spice |
| 1 | orange, zest and juice |
| 60ml/2fl oz | brandy |
Method
For the Pastry
- Place the flour, butter and salt into a large clean bowl.
- Rub the butter into the flour with your fingertips until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs, working as quickly as possible to prevent the dough becoming warm.
- Add the water to the mixture and using a cold knife stir until the dough binds together, add more cold water a teaspoon at a time if the mixture is too dry.
- Wrap the dough in cling film and chill for a minimum of 15 minutes.
For the mincemeat filling
- Mix all the ingredients well and pack the remainder into sterilized jars for xmas presents.
- Preheat the oven to 180C
- Roll out the pastry and cut out circles to fit your tart tin.
- Fill the pies and top with star decorations/lids/criss cross pastry or leave open.
- Glaze with beaten egg and bake for 15 minutes, cool and enjoy with your Steenbergs mulled wine.
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