The Most Amazing Mince Pies Ever from Auntie Marion

Name: The Most Amazing Mince Pies Ever from Auntie Marion
Total time: 1500 s
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 8 oz SF Flour; 2 tsp Icing Sugar; 2 pinch Sea Salt; 2 oz Butter; 2 oz Lard/Trex; 3 tbsp Ice cold water; 2 can Mincemeat; 2 tbsp Brandy; 1 Egg yolk beaten with two tsp of water; 1 Egg yolk; 2 tbsp Castor sugar

peagreen84 @peagreen84

I always get great compliments on these! :positive

peagreen84 @peagreen84

I always get great compliments on these! :positive

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Ingredients

25 mins

12 servings

8 ozSF Flour
2 tspIcing Sugar
2 pinchSea Salt
2 ozButter
2 ozLard/Trex
3 tbspIce cold water
2 canMincemeat
2 tbspBrandy
1Egg yolk beaten with two tsp of water
1Egg yolk
2 tbspCastor sugar

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Steps

25 mins

1

Rub the flour, sugar, salt & both fats together in a large bowl. You can use a food processor if you prefer.
2

Add the water in dribbles & bring the pastry together with a flat knife.
3

With your hands, make the pastry into a ball and wrap it in cling film. Put it in the fridge for half an hour to chill. Set the oven to gas mark 5/190C/375F.
4

Divide pastry into three quarters & a quater. Roll out the bigger piece of pastry & line a 12 hole bun tin (remember to grease & dust with icing sugar). Roll to the thickness of a coin.
5

Put the mincemeat into a jar & stir in the brandy. Mix well, put half a tablespoon into each pie.
6

Roll out the remaining pastry, to the same thickness. Mix the egg yolk with 2 teaspoons of water. Save the egg white.
7

Brush the egg white round the edges of the pies and put on the pie lids, this will seal the pies.
8

Brush the tops of the pies with the egg yolks & make a little slit in each one with a knife. Sprinkle eith Castor sugar & put in the oven.
9

Bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown, take out of the oven & transfer to a wire rack. Sprinkle with icing sugar & enjoy!!!