Mince pies

📝 Instructions

1. 1
   == Pastry ==
2. 2
   Place plain flour and unsalted butter(softened) in a #bowl and rub together to a crumb consistency.

   🥘 375 g plain flour 🥘 260 g unsalted butter
3. 3
   Add caster sugar and egg(beaten), and mix together.

   🥘 125 g caster sugar 🥘 1 egg
4. 4
   Tip out onto a lightly floured surface and fold until the pastry comes together, be careful not to over mix.
5. 5
   Wrap the pastry in cling film and chill for 10 minutes.

   ⏱️ 10 minutes
6. 6
   == Filling ==
7. 7
   Scoop mincemeat(large jar, about 600g) into a #bowl and add satsumas(segmented and finely chopped), apple(finely chopped), and zest of lemon.

   🥘 1 mincemeat 🥘 2 satsumas 🥘 1 apple 🥘 1 lemon

   🔧 bowl and add @satsumas
8. 8
   == Assembly ==
9. 9
   Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7.
10. 10
    Roll out the pastry to 3mm thick.
11. 11
    Using a round cutter (about 10cm), cut out 16 bases and place them into #muffin trays. Put mincemeat mixture into each. Brush the edge of each pie with a little egg(beaten).

    🥘 1.5 tbsp mincemeat 🥘 1 egg

    🔧 muffin trays. Put @mincemeat
12. 12
    Re-roll out the pastry to cut 7cm lids and press them on top to seal. Glaze with the egg(beaten), sprinkle with extra caster sugar, then make a small cut in the tops.

    🥘 1 egg 🥘 caster sugar
13. 13
    Bake the mince pies for 15-20 minutes until golden brown. Leave to cool before releasing them from the #muffin trays and dusting with a little more icing sugar before serving.

    🥘 icing sugar

    🔧 muffin trays and dusting with a little more @icing sugar

    ⏱️ 15-20 minutes