Recipe of Homemade Mince (fruit) Pies

Hello everybody, it’s Brad, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, mince (fruit) pies. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little 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 are an essential part of Christmas. They are made from minced fruit not meat. In the US, the filling is known by the more accurate name "fruitmince".

Mince (fruit) Pies is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It is appreciated by millions every day. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. Mince (fruit) Pies is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook mince (fruit) pies using 7 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook 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. Prepare 1 kilo Best Mincemeat Mix
3. Prepare 500 Grams Glacé Cherries
4. Get 50-100 mls Dark Rum
5. Get 2 eggs
6. Prepare 2 cutters, one larger than the other
7. Take 1 star cutter (optional)

See more ideas about mince pies, fruit mince pies, christmas food. Every year I make my own fruit mince so that I can create my own delicious fruit mince pies over the Christmas break. Mince pies were originally known as 'minched pie' 'mutton pie', 'shrid pie' and 'Christmas pie'. Learn how to make mince pies with this recipe from Jamie Oliver; Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without delicious mince pies!

Instructions 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.

Mince pies were originally known as 'minched pie' 'mutton pie', 'shrid pie' and 'Christmas pie'. Learn how to make mince pies with this recipe from Jamie Oliver; Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without delicious mince pies! Make fruit mince three days ahead. Finely chop apple and half the sultanas. Combine in bowl with remaining sultanas and remaining ingredients, mix well.

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