Christmas pud mince pies
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- Easy
- Serves 12
Ingredients
- 225 g plain flour
- 50 g lard
- 50 g margarine
- 1 teaspoon of brown food colouring powder
- 1 medium egg yolk
- 1 tablespoon of cold water
- 1 tablespoon of caster sugar
- 1 jar of mincemeat
- White ,green & red ready to roll icing
Method
- STEP 1Mix the flour & food colouring together Chop in the fats with a knife into the flour mixture Rub in until it resembles breadcrumbs Stir in the sugar Then mix in the egg yolk & the water to form a dough
- STEP 2Wrap in cling film and cool in fridge for 30 minutes Roll out the pastry I used a baking tray which is dome shaped like 12 half tennis balls Use a cutter slightly larger than the shape cut into 12 circles & press into each mould
- STEP 3Fill each with mince meat and top with more pastry circles Make a small hole in each top Place in a pre heated oven 160-180 for 20 -25 minutes
- STEP 4Leave in the tin for a few minutes Then turn out dome side up on to a cooling rack Decorate with the icing as on the picture
