Make-Ahead Mince Pies

Ingredients

• 8 oz. Raisins
• 13 oz. Currants
• 3 fl oz plus more Brandy
• from 1/2 lemon Lemon juice
• from 1 lemon Lemon zest
• 10.5 oz Shortening
• 8 oz. Brown sugar
• from 1 lime Lime zest
• 1 tbsp. Honey
• to taste Nutmeg
• 1 Apple
• 4 cups All-Purpose flour
• 1 1/4 cups Sugar
• 2 sticks Unsalted butter
• 2 Large eggs
• 1 cup Sugar
• 3 oz. Almond flour
• 1 1/2 cups All-Purpose flour
• 7 Egg white
• 2 sticks Butter