It’s never too early for a mince pie and it seems many agree – Asda started stocking them in August, 4 months early, and shoppers have already spent a whopping £17 million on mince pies so far this year. Phil’s in the kitchen ready to show us how to bake your way to mince pie perfection!
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Broadcast on: 25/11/19
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Homemade Mince Pies Recipe
Ingredients
For the streusel topping:
- 70g plain flour
- 70g salted butter
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp allspice
- 120g finely chopped pecans
- 75g dark brown sugar
- 500g ready rolled short pastry (preferably sweet short pastry)
- 350g luxury mince meat
- zest of 1 large orange and 1 lemon
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 2 tbsp ground almonds
- 2 tsp rosewater
- 1 tbsp brandy
Rich shortcrust pastry
- 175g cold unsalted butter
- 350g plain flour
- pinch of salt
- 1 tbsp castor sugar
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- ½ egg shell of cold water, approx
Method
For the shortcrust pastry
- Place the cold butter, flour, salt and sugar together in a food processor. Mix until you have a fine breadcrumb texture, do not over work
- Add the egg and water and mix well, using the pulse button. Do not overwork or the pastry will shrink when cooked.
- Turn out of the processor and knead very gently to bring together.
- Flatten slightly (makes it easier to roll when chilled) wrap in cling film, then chill for about 20 minutes before rolling.
For the Mince Pies
- Preheat the oven to 200°C gas 6.
- Make up the topping by rubbing the butter into the flour until you have fine breadcrumbs then add the cinnamon, allspice, chopped pecans and brown sugar
- Mix the mincemeat with the zests, cinnamon, almonds, rosewater and brandy
- Roll out the pastry on a floured surface to a thickness of about 5mm and use a cutter to cut out pastry discs which will line the bases of the patty tins
- Carefully line the moulds with the pastry, then spoon in enough mincemeat to fill – make sure you do not fill more than three-quarters full
- Spoon over the topping evenly, then bake in the oven for about 15-20 minutes, or until the pastry is golden brown and crisp
