Easy Shortbread Mince Pies
Easy Shortbread Mince Pies

Hey everyone, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, easy shortbread mince pies. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Home » Sweet Treats Deserts and Snacks » Dessert Recipes » Easy Mince Pie Recipe with Shortbread Pastry. Easy Mince Pie Recipe with Shortbread Pastry. Brush the tops of the pies with the beaten egg. To serve, lightly dust with the icing sugar.

Easy Shortbread Mince Pies is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Easy Shortbread Mince Pies is something which I have loved my entire life.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have easy shortbread mince pies using 7 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Easy Shortbread Mince Pies:
  1. Take 225 g/8oz cold butter, diced
  2. Take 350 g/12oz plain flour, sifted
  3. Take 100 g/3.5oz golden caster sugar
  4. Get Pinch salt
  5. Take 280 g/10oz mincemeat
  6. Make ready 1 small egg
  7. Prepare icing sugar, to dust

These Christmas mince pies are super easy and make a great alternative to the traditional mincemeat recipe. Spoon the mixture into the mince pie tins. Dan Lepard's vegan-friendly gluten-free avocado Christmas cake (Recipe here). Made of three ingredients, this simple shortbread crust is easy works for pies.

Steps to make Easy Shortbread Mince Pies:
  1. In a large bowl, add the cold diced butter to the sifted flour.
  2. To make the pastry, rub together with your fingers until combined. Then mix in 100g golden caster sugar and a pinch of salt.
  3. Combine the pastry into a ball – don’t add liquid – and knead it briefly. The dough will be fairly firm, like shortbread dough. You can use the dough immediately, or chill for later.
  4. Preheat the oven to 200C/gas 6/fan 180C/392F. Line 18 holes of two 12-hole patty tins, by pressing small walnut-sized balls of pastry into each hole.
  5. Spoon 280g mincemeat into the pies.
  6. Take slightly smaller balls of pastry than before and pat them out between your hands to make round lids, big enough to cover the pies. Top the pies with their lids, pressing the edges gently together to seal – you don’t need to seal them with milk or egg as they will stick on their own. (The pies may now be frozen for up to 1 month).
  7. Beat 1 small egg and brush the tops of the pies.
  8. Bake for 20 mins until golden. Leave to cool in the tin for 5 mins, then remove to a wire rack.
  9. To serve, lightly dust with icing sugar. They will keep for 3 to 4 days in an airtight container.

Dan Lepard's vegan-friendly gluten-free avocado Christmas cake (Recipe here). Made of three ingredients, this simple shortbread crust is easy works for pies. Dust with icing sugar if you like. Making mince pies can honestly be as simple or complicated as you want it to be. On the simple end, you can purchase ready-made mincemeat and use pre-made pie crust for a super easy dessert.

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