[guide.chat] Minced pies recepie on email

  • From: "Carol O'Connor" <missbossyboots33@xxxxxxxxx>
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  • Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2011 21:29:38 -0000


Mince Pies

Ingredients:
mince meat
250 G plain flour
a pinch of salt
125 G fat, lard or margarine or a mixture of all
5 tablespoons cold water

Method:

1.  Put oven on to warm on gas mark 6, 200 degrees Celsius.

2.  Sieve flour and salt into a bowl.

3.  Cut fat into pieces and add to the flour, rub-in with fingertips until the 
mixture is like breadcrumbs.

4.  Add water a little bit at a time, stop when pastry sticks together.

5.  Sprinkle flour on work surface and roll out pastry.

6.  Cut out twelve rounds, place in bun tins.

7.  Add 1 teaspoon of mincemeat to each round.

8.  Cut out 12 smaller rounds or shapes and place on top of mincemeat.

9.  Brush with milk.  Place in oven for 15-20 minutes.

10.  Take out when light brown, place on cooling rack and sieve icing sugar 
over the tops. 

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