Recipe: Bush Christmas Recipe - Native Spiced Fruit Mince Pies

Recipe: Bush Christmas Recipe - Native Spiced Fruit Mince Pies

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Made with plenty of native ingredients, these Christmas mince pies are a welcome surprise on the European classic.

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Cooking tools:

  • Mason jar
  • Baking dish
  • Cooling rack
  • Muffin tin
  • Rolling pin
  • Pastry brush
  • Grater
  • Mixing bowl
  • Chef's knife
  • Cutting board
  • Parchment paper
  • Oven
  • Spoon
  • Fork
  • Glass
  • Airtight container
  • Refrigerator

Ingredients

  • 400g raisins
  • 400g dried muscatels
  • 200g dried apricots
  • 100g candied orange rind
  • 100g candied ginger
  • 3 Granny Smith apples
  • 1 cup muntries (native apple)
  • 2 lemons
  • 2 oranges
  • 4 finger limes
  • 1 tsp ground cloves
  • 200g dried or fresh riberries
  • 500g firmly packed soft brown sugar
  • 150g chopped almonds macadamias
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon myrtle
  • 1 teaspoon anise myrtle
  • 2 teaspoons lemon myrtle powder
  • 1 tablespoon wattleseed powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 100ml Applewood Okar (native liquor) or orange liqueur such as Grand Marnier or Cointreau
  • 125ml brandy
  • 225g cold butter, grated
  • 350g plain flour
  • 100g raw caster sugar
  • 280g 'mincemeat'
  • 1 small egg
  • Icing sugar, to dust

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