ENGLISH MINCE PIES

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Provided by Moira Hodgson

Categories     dessert

Time 55m

Yield 24 pies

Number Of Ingredients 8

4 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
1 1/2 cups unsalted butter
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons sugar
1 beaten egg
About 4 to 6 tablespoons cold water
2 8-ounce jars mincemeat
1/2 cup brandy

Steps:

  • Put the flour in a bowl. Chop the butter and blend it into the flour with the tips of your fingers (or with a pastry blender), adding the salt and sugar until it is like bread crumbs. Add the water gradually and work into a dough, moistening with more water as needed. Put the dough on a floured board and knead with the palm of your hand. Shape into a ball and refrigerate for half an hour.
  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  • Mix the brandy into the mincemeat. Roll the pastry out thin and cut in rounds half an inch larger than your cupcake tins. Use a glass or a cutter to cut rounds for the lids. Dust the baking tin with flour, fill each cupcake round with a round of pastry, and fill with mincemeat - not too full or it will boil over during cooking. Press on the lids, crimping the edges together.
  • Brush each pie with a little beaten egg and bake in the oven for eight to 10 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 659, UnsaturatedFat 12 grams, Carbohydrate 167 grams, Fat 38 grams, Fiber 12 grams, Protein 10 grams, SaturatedFat 22 grams, Sodium 316 milligrams, Sugar 96 grams, TransFat 1 gram

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