Easy Christmas Mince Pies with Chocolate Pastry Recipe | Christmas Baking

Ingredients

• 50ml cranberry juice
• 50ml port
• 80g soft dark brown sugar
• 2 cooking apples, peeled and cored
• 80g currants
• 80g sultanas
• 50g flaked almonds
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp ground allspice
• ½ tsp ground ginger
• ¼ tsp ground cloves
• ½ tsp vanilla extract
• 2 tbsp treacle
• 200g plain flour
• a pinch of salt
• 50g butter
• 25g cocoa powder
• 50g vegetable shortening (e.g. Crisco, Trex, Cookeen)
• 25g sugar
• 50ml cold water
• 1 egg, whisked with 1 tsp cold water, for glazing
• YOU WILL NEED
• 12-hole non-stick patty tray
• 5.5cm-round fluted pastry cutter
• a small star pastry or biscuit cutter