Mince pies are a Christmas tradition in the U.K. My brother gave me this recipe for these delicious mince pies so I decided to share this wonderful recipe with you.
Ingredients
- 3/4 cups all-purpose flour: 1 piece
- confectioners' sugar: 0.5 cup (divided)
- ground cinnamon: 2 tsp
- butter: 0.66667 cup (softened)
- orange zest: 2 Tbsp (grated)
- ice water: 0.25 cup
- prepared mincemeat pie filling: 0.75 cup
- egg: 1 piece (beaten)
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Stages of cooking
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Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
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Sift flour, 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar, and cinnamon together in a large bowl. Use a pastry cutter or two forks to mix in butter until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Stir in orange zest. Sprinkle with ice water and gather dough into a ball. Roll out on a lightly floured surface to 1/4 inch thick. Cut out approximately 18 (3-inch) diameter circles, and 18 (2-inch) circles, re-rolling dough as needed.
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Line muffin cups or mini tart tins using the 3-inch pastry circles. Fill each pastry cup with about 1 tablespoon of mincemeat filling. Top with 2-inch pastry circles, pinching circles together to seal the edges. Brush the top of each pie with egg.
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Bake pies in preheated oven until tops are golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes. Cool slightly on wire racks. Dust with remaining 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar just before serving.
