Mince pie

Christmas wouldn't be the same without the delicious mince pie. This year, my first batch was made with a really lovely pastry from a french apple tart recipe, which is much sweeter than ordinary shortcrust:

Ingredients:

140g plain flour

Pinch of salt

70g butter

1 tbsp caster sugar

2 tsp ground almonds

1 egg yolk

A little cold water

 

Method:

1. Sift flour and salt into a mixing bowl and add butter. Rub together until like breadcrumbs.

2. Add the sugar and almonds

3. Stir in the egg yolk and a splash of cold water.

4. Knead

5. Flour the surface and a rolling pin and roll the pastry.

 

Note: Save yourself some work and do it in a food processor! If your pastry is breaking up a bit on rolling, pop it in a sandwich bag and into the fridge for 15 minutes or so.

 

Obviously this is just the pastry part. Just cut into circles and pop in a bun tray, add a spoon of mincemeat and top with more pastry. Cook at 180C for around 20 minutes.

 

Love Mrs Jones x