Christmas in a bite. Mince pies. Before you can eat pies, you’ve got to invest time making your mincemeat.

It keeps for years, so make more than you’ll use. And, about a month before you’ll use it. When you’re bored making pies all day long, here are some ideas to punch it up.

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Making Pie

Ingredients

The Mince

Shortcrust Pastry

• 🍊 Tangerine or Mandarin (winter citrus). 2.
• 🍏 Green Apple 1.
• 🥚 Egg. 1
• 🎂 Icing sugar

Method

1. Cut the tangerine and apple finely. Add to 500g of your mince to freshen it up.
2. Roll out pastry and cut a pie bottom. Drop it into a greased muffin tin.
3. add ~1tbsp of mince to the pie bottom.
4. Cut and place pie tops.
5. Mix egg and a teaspoon of milk, and brush over the top the pastry.
6. Bake at 400f for ~20-25 minutes until golden brown.
7. Once cooled dust with icing sugar. EAT!