Step-by-Step Guide to Prepare Homemade Mince (fruit) Pies

Hey everyone, it is Drew, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, mince (fruit) pies. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

You can throw the dough around and the mince pies still comes out crisp and biscuity in this kid-friendly Christmas recipe, from BBC Good Food. Mince Pies Recipe Demonstration - Joyofbaking.com. Incredibly easy Christmas mince pies recipe & bake with me! They each have a unique and simple pie crust.

Mince (fruit) Pies is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Mince (fruit) Pies is something that I have loved my whole life.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have mince (fruit) pies using 7 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Mince (fruit) Pies:

1. Make ready 1 mix of Sweet Shortcrust Pastry(see my other recipes)(use margarine for Vegans)
2. Make ready 1 kilo Best Mincemeat Mix
3. Prepare 500 Grams Glacé Cherries
4. Make ready 50-100 mls Dark Rum
5. Take 2 eggs
6. Get 2 cutters, one larger than the other
7. Make ready 1 star cutter (optional)

They're easy to assemble, perfectly portioned, and can be. At first glance they seem to be the perfect holiday food—small enough to crumble pies, lattice pies, and single crust pies all at once, all with different kinds of fruit. Make fruit mince three days ahead. Finely chop apple and half the sultanas.

Steps to make Mince (fruit) Pies:

1. Chill pastry, if not already. Set aside 1/3 pastry for lids. Butter 2 x 12 cup cake tins.
2. Put all the mincemeat and cherries into a bowl. Tip over the Rum, mix well and leave to soak while you prepare the pastry.
3. Roll out 2/3 pastry, (for bases,) using the larger cutter cut out enough circles to fill two 12 cup cake tins. Press gently to fit.
4. Whisk the eggs in a cup. Use a pastry brush to coat all the insides and rims of the cases.
5. Spoon mince mix into the cups, making sure it’s not over the rims.
6. Using trimmings, plus the other 1/3 of pastry, roll out into a sheet. Cut 24 lids with smaller cutter. Use Star cutter in centre, or pierce with a fork.
7. Add lids to cups. Press down edges to seal. Baste with beaten egg.
8. Cook in medium hot oven for 15-25 minutes, turning once to brown evenly. Carefully prize out of the tins, (as the liquid sticks them in!), and put on a wire rack to cool completely. Enjoy! Can be frozen up to 6 months.

Make fruit mince three days ahead. Finely chop apple and half the sultanas. Combine in bowl with remaining sultanas and remaining ingredients, mix well. Mini versions of your favorite pie! So cute, so easy - and of course, so delicious!

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