LUXURY MINCE PIES

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Buttery shortbread pastry filled with lightly boozy mincemeat.

Provided by sweetunique

Time 40m

Yield Makes Pies

Number Of Ingredients 0

Steps:

  • Buttery Shortbread Pastry Dough;
  • In a food processor, combine the flour, butter, egg, sugar, cream, lemon juice, and salt and pulse until the dough starts gathering together in big clumps.
  • Turn the dough out onto a counter and gather it together. Shape the dough into 12 walnut size balls press/spread them into the greased fairy tin sections.
  • With the remaining dough, role out and cut out large christmas tree and/or star shapes for the lids.
  • Pie Filling;
  • Mix the mincemeat with the brandy. Spoon the mincemeat into the pastry cases (around 1tsp per tart)
  • Top the pies with their lids. Brush to star tops with beaten egg.
  • Bake for 20mins in pre-heated oven 160C
  • Cool on wire rack and dust lighty with icing sugar.
  • Best served warm with thick cream
  • Storage;
  • You can freeze the baked minced pies (before dusting) for upto 6wks in a rigid container so they dont get crushed. Double layers should be seperated with baking paper so as not to stick.
  • Alternatively;
  • You can freeze the unbaked dough. Thaw in fridge before baking.

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