Easy Homemade Mince Pies
Wow your Christmas guests with homemade mince pies - you can't beat them! For the pastry170 g plain flour100 g unsalted butter ((cold, but take out of the fridge 30 mins before))1 tbsp caster sugar1 egg yolk3 tbsp cold water ((you might need this, you might not))icing sugar for dustingFor the fruit mincemeat (make in advance)100 g mixed peel ((<a href="https://www.buywholefoodsonline.com/peel-mixed-single-cut-10kg-bulk.html">https://www.buywholefoodsonline.com/peel-mixed-single-cut-10kg-bulk.html</a>))350 g mixed dried fruits ((<a href="https://www.buywholefoodsonline.com/organic-mixed-vine-fruit-10kg-bulk.html">https://www.buywholefoodsonline.com/organic-mixed-vine-fruit-10kg-bulk.html</a>))1 small apple ((chopped finely))80 g butter or vegetable suet ((cut into cubes) <a href="https://www.buywholefoodsonline.com/vegan-suet-5kg.html">https://www.buywholefoodsonline.com/vegan-suet-5kg.html</a>)125 g dark muscovado sugar (<a href="https://www.buywholefoodsonline.com/dark-muscovado-sugar-1kg.html">https://www.buywholefoodsonline.com/dark-muscovado-sugar-1kg.html</a>)1 tsp mixed spice1 tsp ground nutmeg (<a href="https://www.buywholefoodsonline.com/nutmeg-ground-500g.html">https://www.buywholefoodsonline.com/nutmeg-ground-500g.html</a>)120 ml brandy ((optional))30 g almonds (roughly chopped (optional)) For the pastrySift the flour into a large mixing bowl and add a tiny pinch of salt and transfer to a food processor.Cube the butter and add it to the food processor and pulse on high
Read More