Aunt Mimi's Mince Pies - The Wild Rabbit

Ingredients

• 115g sultanas
• 115g raisins
• 70g currants
• 2 tablespoons flaked almonds
• 2 tablespoons dried cherries
• 115g crystallised ginger
• 35g mixed candied peel (see above)
• 500g grated Bramley apples (about 3)
• 85g soft light brown sugar
• 4 tablespoons Cognac
• zest of 3 lemons
• zest of 3 oranges
• a pinch of mixed spice
• a pinch of ground nutmeg
• 70g lard, grated, or suet
• a pinch of sea salt
• 800g plain flour
• 280g cold butter, grated, plus a little extra for greasing
• 120g cold lard, grated
• 200g caster sugar
• a pinch of salt
• 12 egg yolks, plus 1 egg, beaten, for glazing (optional)