Mince pies!

 6 days till Christmas, so this week i will show you how to make Mince pies!

Ingredients

1 jar Mincemeat ( about 600g )

2 Satsumas, segmented and finely chopped

1  Apple, finely chopped

Zest 1 Lemon

Little icing sugar, for dusting

For the pastry

375g Plain flour

260g Unsalted butter, softened

125g Caster sugar, plus extra for sprinkling

1 large egg, plus 1 beaten egg for glazing

Instructions

Step 1: Place 375g Plain flour and 260g softened Unsalted butter in a bowl and rub together to a crumb consistency.

Step 2: Add 125g Caster sugar and 1 beaten egg, and mix together

Step 3: Tip out onto a lightly floured surface and fold until the pastry comes together, be careful not to over mix

Step 4: Wrap the pastry in cling film and chill for 10 mins

Step 5: Scoop the large jar of Mincemeat into a bowl and add 2 segmented Satsumas, 1 finely chopped Apple and zest of 1 Lemon

Step 6: Heat oven to 220/220 fan /gas mark 7

 Step 7: Roll out the pastry to 3mm thick

Step 8: Using a round cutter (about 10 cm), cut out 16 bases and place into muffin trays. Put 1 1/2 Mincemeat mixture into each. Brush the edge of each pie with a little beaten egg.

Step 9: Re-roll out the pastry to cut 7 cm lids and press them on top to seal. Glaze with the beaten egg, sprinkle with the extra Caster sugar, then make a small cut in the tops

Step 10: Bake the mince pies for 15-20 mins until golden brown. Leave to cool before releasing them from the muffin trays and dusting with a little more icing sugar before serving

*Credits to wiki and bbc good food