Fruit Mince Pie Pastry

Updated at: Fri, 01 Dec 2023 00:21:55 GMT

Step 1

Cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.

Step 2

Add egg yolks and essences and mix well.

Step 3

Mix dry ingredients together in a bowl and whisk to sift, add to the butter mixture and mix until combined. If necessary tip the crumbly mixture onto the bench and knead it until it becomes a smooth dough

Step 4

Wrap pastry in plastic wrap and leave for at least 30 minutes. Refrigerate in hot weather.

Step 5

Preheat oven to 165C fan forced, 180C non-fan forced. Grease mince pie baking pans or mini muffin pans.

Step 6

Remove dough from fridge and knead gently to soften if required.

Step 7

Place small balls of dough into mini muffin pans and press across the bottom and up the sides of the muffin shapes. Or, place half the dough between two sheets of baking paper and roll to 2 1/2 – 3mm thickness. Cut rounds as required for baking pans.

Step 8

Place pastry rounds into baking pans and fill with fruit mince to about ¾ full. Top with pastry shapes or crumbs as desired.

Step 9

Bake for around 15-20 minutes or until pastry is light golden brown. Leave in pans for 10-15 minutes then loosen and remove and allow to cool completely on a wire rack.

Step 10

Store in an airtight container for up to 5 days or freeze for up to 2 months.

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