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Christmas Mince Pies

Serves: 20

Preparation Time: 20 minutes plus chilling time

Cooking Time: 15-20 minutes

Craisins add a delicious extra dimension to these festive favourites. 

Ingredients

For the mincemeat

  • 100g/4oz Ocean Spray Craisins® sweetened dried cranberries
  • 1 x 400g jar mincemeat
  • 25g/1oz chopped almonds

For the pastry

  • 500g/1lb 2oz plain flour
  • 2 tbsp icing sugar
  • 250g/9oz butter, diced
  • icing sugar for dusting

Preparation & Cooking

  1. In a small pan, cover the Craisins® with water and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Leave to cool.
  2. Preheat the oven to 180*C/fan oven 160*C/Gas mark 4. Sift the flour and icing sugar into a large bowl. Add the butter and using fingertips, gently rub in to resemble breadcrumbs. Add 6-7 tbsp of cold water and mix into soft dough. Wrap in polythene film and chill for 10 minutes.
  3. Drain any excess liquid from the Craisins®, mix with the mincemeat and chopped almonds.
  4. Roll pastry to approximately 3mm/ 1/8 in thickness and use a 8cm/3 ½ in cutter to make 20 rounds. Line a deep bun tin with the rounds. Spoon approximately 1 ½ tbsp of mincemeat into each case. Use the leftover pastry to cut for the lattice topping. Bake for 15-20 minutes until golden.
  5. Serve with some cream or brandy butter as an indulgent dessert

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