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Festive Mince Pies Submitted by Mrs Claus print this recipe Preheat oven to 200C (400F). Sift flour into a bowl. Add butter and rub in finely with fingers until mix resembles breadcrumbs. Using a fork, stir in sugar, egg yolk and enough cold water to mix to a soft dough. Knead gently on a floured surface. Roll out pastry thinly and cut out twenty 7.5cm (3in) rounds and twenty 5cm (2in) rounds. Line tartlet tins with the larger pastry circles, pricking the base of each with a fork. Half fill with mincemeat. Brush edges of each pastry lid with water, invert and press on top of tart to seal edges. Pierce a hole in centre of each lid to allow steam to escape. Brush each top of mince pies with egg white. Bake in oven for 20 minutes until cooked. Cool on wire rack. NB pies can be decorated with pastry holly on top coloured with red and green food colourings. Makes 20 Plain flour    375g (12 oz/3 cups) Butter    185g (6 oz/¾ cup) Caster sugar    6 tsp. Egg    1 seperated Fruit mincemeat    375g (12 oz/1½ cups) © 2024 New Zealand City return to cover | return to homepage