Rich mince pies with homemade mincemeat recipe | delicious. magazine

Name: Rich mince pies with homemade mincemeat recipe | delicious. magazine
Ingredients: 450g plain flour, plus extra to dust; ½ tsp fine sea salt; 140g butter, chilled and cubed; 140g lard, chilled and cubed; Finely grated zest and juice 1 clementine or satsuma (you need about 4 tbsp liquid); Beaten egg and demerara sugar to glaze; Unrefined icing or caster sugar to dust; For the mincemeat; Finely grated zest and juice 2 clementines or satsumas; Finely grated zest and juice 1 lemon; 250g bramley cooking apples, peeled and grated; 75g butter; 6 tbsp calvados; 500g mixed dried fruit; ½ tsp each ground cinnamon and ginger; 1 heaped tsp ground mixed spice; Grating fresh nutmeg; 150g unrefined light brown sugar; 50g brazil nuts, finely chopped and toasted in a dry pan; You’ll also need…; 7cm and 8cm fluted biscuit cutters, small star cutter and 2 x shallow 12-hole tart tins, lightly greased with butter

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Properly rich shortcrust pastry filled with boozy homemade mincemeat makes these classic mince pies a must-make this year. Put them on your baking list.

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Ingredients

450g plain flour, plus extra to dust
½ tsp fine sea salt
140g butter, chilled and cubed
140g lard, chilled and cubed
Finely grated zest and juice 1 clementine or satsuma (you need about 4 tbsp liquid)
Beaten egg and demerara sugar to glaze
Unrefined icing or caster sugar to dust
For the mincemeat
Finely grated zest and juice 2 clementines or satsumas
Finely grated zest and juice 1 lemon
250g bramley cooking apples, peeled and grated
75g butter
6 tbsp calvados
500g mixed dried fruit
½ tsp each ground cinnamon and ginger
1 heaped tsp ground mixed spice
Grating fresh nutmeg
150g unrefined light brown sugar
50g brazil nuts, finely chopped and toasted in a dry pan
You’ll also need…
7cm and 8cm fluted biscuit cutters, small star cutter and 2 x shallow 12-hole tart tins, lightly greased with butter