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Homemade fruit mince pies with almonds

Treat yourself this festive season with this delicious mince pie recipe. With a fruity, almond-spiked filling and easy homemade pastry, these little pies are sure to go down a treat this Christmas
Homemade fruit mince pies with almonds
16
20M
25M
45M

Ingredients

Pastry
Filling

Method

1.Preheat oven to moderate, 180°C. Lightly grease 16 patty pan recesses.
2.Sift flour into a large bowl. Stir in almond meal, sugar and custard powder. Using fingertips, rub in butter until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Stir in yolk and enough water to make a pliable dough. Knead lightly. Wrap in cling film. Chill for 20 minutes.
3.For the filling: Combine all ingredients together.
4.Roll out pastry between 2 sheets of baking paper until 3mm thick. Using an 8cm cutter, cut 16 rounds. Ease into pans, pressing into sides. Using a 5cm cutter, cut out 8 rounds from remaining pastry (you may need to chill, then re-roll pastry).
5.Spoon 1 tablespoon fruit mince filling into each case. Brush edges with a little egg white, then top half the tarts with smaller rounds, pressing edges to seal. Cut two slits in the top for a steam vent.
6.Cut small strips from remaining chilled pastry. Criss-cross 4-6 strips over remaining tarts, trimming to fit.
7.Brush tops with egg white and sprinkle with sugar. Bake for 20-25 minutes. Serve dusted with icing sugar.
  • Store in an airtight container for up to 10 days.
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