Mince Pies

Name: Mince Pies
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 300g plain flour; 150g cold butter, cubed; 75g icing sugar; 1 egg yolk; 3-4 tbsp cold water; 400g shop-bought or homemade mincemeat; 1 egg, beaten; icing sugar to dust

Traditional British Christmas shortcrust pastry tarts filled with spiced fruit mincemeat. Chilling the pastry for a full 30 minutes before rolling stops it shrinking away from the edges of the tin as the pies bake.

Total time

60 min

Prep

40 min

Cook

20 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

British

vegetarian

Ingredients

300gplain flour

150gcold butter, cubed

75gicing sugar

1egg yolk

3-4 tbspcold water

400gshop-bought or homemade mincemeat

1egg, beaten

icing sugarto dust

Instructions

Make pastry: mix flour and icing sugar. Rub in butter. Add yolk and water. Chill 30 minutes.

Roll and cut circles for bases and lids.

Line a greased 12-hole tin with base circles. Fill with mincemeat.

Top with pastry lids or stars. Brush with egg.

Bake at 200°C for 15-20 minutes until golden. Dust with icing sugar.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

646

Protein

10.3g

Fat

33.4g

Carbs

76.2g

Fiber

Sodium

26mg

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