MINI MINCE PIES

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Categories Fruit

Yield 18 mini pies

Number Of Ingredients 13

2.5 recipes pie pastry, chilled
2 Granny Smith apples, peeled and finely chopped
2/3 cup golden raisins
2/3 cup dark raisins
2/3 cup dried currants
1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
4 tablespoons melted butter
1/4 cup brandy
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 teaspoons finely grated fresh lemon zest
2 teaspoons finely grated fresh orange zest
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Steps:

Stir together all mincemeat ingredients. Chill in an airtight container at least 3 days. (I didn't follow this step and it turned out fine.) Grease and flour a tray of muffin tins. Pat a walnut-sized ball of pastry dough into each cup, creating the bottom crust of your pies. Fill each cup with two spoonfuls of filling. With another set of walnut-sized balls of pastry, cover each pie with a flat circle of dough, pressing each one down around its circumference onto the sides of the pie. Bake at 350 degrees until golden brown on top--about 35 minutes. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve!