Mince Pies
By The Cooking Book
Published on 19 November 2021
Making your own mince pies is quick and easy, and they taste much better than shop-bought ones.Time and servings
32 minsTotal time
20 minsPrep time
12 minsCooking time
Ingredients
- 1 small of cooking apple
- 30 g of butter, melted
- 85 g of sultanas
- 85 g of raisins
- 55 g of currants
- 45 g of almonds, chopped or hazelnuts
- 1 lemon, zest, finely grated
- 1 tsp of mixed spice
- 1 tbsp of brandy
- 30 g of soft dark brown muscovado sugar
- 1 small of banana
- 500 g of shortcrust pastry, packet
Method
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 190°C (375°F/Gas 5). Grate the apple (including the skin), and place in a large bowl. Add the melted butter, sultanas, raisins, currants, nuts, lemon zest, mixed spice, brandy, and sugar, and mix. Chop the banana into small dice, and add to the bowl. Mix well.Step 2
Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured surface to a thickness of 2mm (1/8in) and cut out 18 circles using the larger biscuit cutters. Re-roll the pastry, and cut a further 18 smaller circles or shapes.Step 3
Line patty tins with the larger pastry circles, and place a heaped tsp of mincemeat in each case. Top with the smaller circles or shapes. Chill for 10 minutes, and then bake for 10–12 minutes, or until the pastry is golden. Carefully remove from the tins, and cool on a wire rack. Dust with icing sugar.