MINCE PIESMINCE PIES

HOW DO WE PREPARE THEM?

INGREDIENTS (for 24 mince pies)● 340 g. of flour

● 170 g. of butter

● 455 g. of mincemeat

● A rolling pin

● Two round cutters:

● One: 2.5 cm. in diameter● The other: 6.25 cm. in

diameter● Two patty tins (each with

twelve moulds)

● Quite a big mixing bowl

● A sharp knife

● A fork

● A teaspoon

UTENSILS

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● First of all put the flour in a bowl.

● Then mix it with the butter until it resembles breadcrumbs.

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● Add a little bit of water.

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● Roll it out quite thin onto a floured board or table.

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● Cut out 24 round shapes with the large cutter to use as the bases of the mince pies.

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● Grease each of the moulds in the patty tins with butter or margarine.

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● Then put one of them in each mould and press the pastry down in the middle.

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● With a sharp knife make a few tiny holes in each base.

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● Then put one teaspoon of mincemeat in each pastry mould.

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● Cut out 24 round shapes with the small cutter to use as the tops of the mince pies.

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● In each mince pie, cover the mincemeat with one of the pastry tops.

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● Then make three or four tiny holes in the tops.

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● Put the mince pies in the oven at 190ºC for about 20 minutes.

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● After about 20 minutes, when the mince pies are slightly brown, take them out of the oven.

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● After a few minutes take them out of the patty tins.

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HOW CAN WE SERVE THEM?

● Serve them with cream and/or brandy butter.

● How to prepare it:● First of all put some butter in a bowl.

PREPARATION OF BRANDY BUTTER

● Secondly, add some sugar.

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● Then mix the butter with the sugar.

PREPARATION OF BRANDY BUTTER

● Finally add a little bit of brandy and mix it all together.

PREPARATION OF BRANDY BUTTER

ENJOY THEM!