Fruity Mince Pies

By OcadoLife
If you’ve ever wondered why anyone would go to the trouble of making their own mince pies, you’ve now found a very good answer to that conundrum. These fruity mince pies not only include the mouthwatering M&S Collection…
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Ingredients

6 total
  • 500 g of shortcrust pastry
  • 1 sprinkle of plain flour, for rolling out
  • 300 g of mincemeat
  • 150 g of blueberries
  • 1 orange, grated zest
  • 1 egg, beaten

Method

7 steps
  1. Step 1

    Roll the pastry out on a lightly floured surface until about the thickness of a 2 pence piece. Stamp out discs and use to line the tins.

  2. Step 2

    Mix the mincemeat, blueberries & orange zest together. Divide this mixture between the pastry cases.

  3. Step 3

    Chill whilst you cut the lids.

  4. Step 4

    Re-roll the pastry scraps and stamp out enough lids to cover the pies.

  5. Step 5

    Brush a lid with egg, place on top of a pie egg side down, and press to seal. Repeat with the remaining lids then brush them all with egg to glaze.

  6. Step 6

    If time allows chill for 30 minutes before baking in a preheated oven at 190c/Gas5 for 15-20 minutes until golden and crisp.

  7. Step 7

    Remove from the tin and cool on a wire rack.