Old fashioned sweet mince pies
The Hairy Bikers make an orange flavoured pastry and fill it with a traditional mincemeat loaded with fruit and spices.
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Ingredients
- 1 lemon, boiled for 1 hour until soft, left to cool
- 100g / 3.5oz raisins
- 100g / 3.5oz sultanas
- 1/2 Bramley apple or similar large cooking apple, peeled and chopped
- 100g / 3.5oz dried mixed fruit
- 75g / 2.5oz mixed peel
- 100g / 3.5oz suet
- 100g / 3.5oz dark brown muscavado sugar
- 100g / 3.5oz currants
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
- 1 tsp mixed spice
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 50ml / 2fl oz brandy
- 50ml / 2fl oz sherry
- 450g / 1lb plain flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 120g / 4oz unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing
- 1 tbsp caster sugar
- 140ml / 5fl oz orange juice
- 2 oranges, zest only
- 1 free-range egg, beaten
- whipped cream, brandy butter or ice cream, to serve
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