With the festive season almost upon us, here's one of the best recipes for Mince Pies I know. (Curtesy of Tesco's Supermarkets)
Mince Pies
275g flour (9 3/4 oz)
40g castor sugar (1 1/2oz)
Zest of an orange
1/2 tsp salt
140g butter
2 egg yolks
2 tbsp cold water
1 egg
2 x jars mincemeat (home made if possible).
1. Put flour, sugar, orange zest and salt into a bowl or food processor. Add chopped cold butter. Either rub with fingers of pulse in the food processor. Do this until it resembles fine breadcrumbs. Whip both egg yolks and water together. Add them to the flour mixture. Keep mixing them until it all blends together.
2. Turn onto a floured surface and form a ball. Wrap in cling film and chill in the fridge for 10 minutes.
3. Heat the oven to 190C Gas 5, Roll out the pastry to 3-4 mm. Select two pastry cutters - one small for the tops. One larger for the bottoms. Grease a fairy case tin and place a pastry round in each hole. Press gently into place. Add a teaspoonful of mince meat to each. Damp the edges of the pastry and put the small round of pastry on top as a cover. Press the edges together. Make a small hole in the top to allow the steam to escape. Brush with beaten egg.
4. Bake for 20 minutes until golden. Dust with icing sugar and serve.
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