Jason Lilley’s mince pies recipe | Woolworths TASTE

Ingredients

• For the fruit mince:
• 45 g dried cranberries, roughly chopped
• 20 g sultanas, roughly chopped
• 16 g raisins, roughly chopped
• 40 g dried currants, roughly chopped
• 15 g candied orange peel, roughly chopped
• ¾ Granny Smith apple, skin on, grated
• 35 g flaked almonds, roughly chopped
• 40 g brown sugar
• 25 g unsalted butter, melted
• ground cinnamon, a pinch
• mixed spice, a pinch
• ground nutmeg, a pinch
• 4 t brandy
• 2 t lemon zest
• 2 t lemon juice
• For the vanilla sugar:
• 400 g sugar
• 1 vanilla pod
• For the pastry:
• 375 g stoneground cake flour, plus extra for sprinkling
• 260 g unsalted butter, softened
• 125 g caster sugar
• 2 large free-range eggs