BLOGMAS DAY 23- MINCE PIES

Tuesday 23rd December 2014

2 sleeps till Christmas

Wouldn't be Christmas without mince pies (recipe credit to Delia Smith with a few alterations).

You Will Need (For Pastry):

-350g plain flour

-75g lard

-pinch of salt

-cold water for mixing

You Will Need (Everything Else):

-700g mincemeat

-Small amount of water and milk.

-round cutters (see below)

-cupcake tray

To Make (Shortcrust Pastry):

1. Sift the flour and salt.

2. Cut the fat into cubes and rub into the flour and salt until crumbly.

3. Add two tablespoons of water and mix together. Add more water bit-by-bit as needed. 

4. Form the dough into a ball and leave.

To Make (Mince Pies):

1. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius, and grease the cupcake tray.

2. Roll out half the pastry dough, and cut into circles using the medium-sized cutter (see above).

3. Roll out the other half of the pastry dough and cut into circles using the smaller-sized cutter (see above).

4. Put the medium-sized circles in the tray and fill with mincemeat. 

5. Use the smaller-sized circles as lids and seal round the edge with a small amount of water. 

6. Brush the top of the mince pies with a small amount of milk.

7. Bake for 25-30 minutes and leave to cool. 

The mince pies can either be served hot or cold. To serve hot, simple reheat in the microwave or oven for roughly a minute.