Mince pies, also known as mincemeat tart, are made using mincemeat and buttery pie pastry and a crisp.
The cakes have existed for many years, although in different forms than we have today. You can also make mincemeat at home by following our recipe.
Below is how to prepare mince pies at home:
Ingredients
Metric
- 150g Shortcrust pastry
- 200g Mincemeat
- Icing sugar
Imperial/American
- 4 oz Shortcrust pastry
- 6 oz Mincemeat
- Icing sugar
Shortcrust pastry
Metric
- 25g Caster sugar
- 1 Beaten egg
- 225g Plain flour
- 50g unsalted butter
- Pinch of salt
- Water
Imperial/American
- 8 oz plain flour
- 2 oz unsalted butter
- Pinch of salt
- 5 oz Caster sugar
- 1 Beaten egg
- Water
Method
Sift the flour into a large bowl, cut the butter into dices and add to the meal.
Rub the mixture using your fingertips until the mixture attains a bread crumbs consistency.
Add a pinch of salt followed by three tablespoons of water and mix to form a firm dough, add water in bits, if necessary.
Briefly and gently knead the dough on a floured surface until it is smooth.
Wrap the mixture using a cling film and leave it to rest in a cool, dry place for half an hour before you can begin to roll it out.
Roll the pastry dough to 3mm thickness, using a round cutter of about ten centimeters, cut out 16 bases and place them into already greased muffin trays.
Into each base, put a tablespoon of mincemeat. Use the beaten egg to brush the edges of each pie.
Use a smaller cutter of about 7 centimeters and place the cut pastry on top of each base to seal.
Ensure that each tat’s filling is covered.
Use the beaten egg to glaze and sprinkle with caster sugar.
Cut out small sections in every pie to facilitate escaping of steam.
Bake the tarts in a preheated oven at 220°C for 15-20 minutes until the pies have fully risen and turned golden brown.
Generously dust using icing sugar before serving.
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Conclusion
Mince pies need no introduction when it comes to food for Christmas. This is served as a dessert. The best part of this recipe is that its so convenient to carry around and also to give as a gift to friends and family.
I hope all readers to use this recipe as the blueprint for making Mince pies on Christmas.
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