Pies And Tarts Recipes - Mince Pies with Orange Pastry

Ingredients

• 225g/2 cups plain flour

• 30g/scant 1/3 cup icing sugar

• 10ml/2 tsp ground cinnamon

• 150g/generous 1 cup butter

• grated rind of 1 orange

• about 60ml/4 tbsp iced water

• 225g/1 1/2 cups mincemeat

• 1 egg, beaten, to glaze

• icing sugar, for dusting

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Method:

1. Sift together the flour, icing sugar and cinnamon. Rub in the butter until it resembles fine bread crumbs. Stir in the grated orange rind.

2. Mix to a firm dough with the water. Knead lightly, then roll out to a 5mm/1/4in thickness. Using a 7cm/2 1/2in round biscuit cutter, stamp out 18 circles, then stamp out 18 smaller 5cm/2in circles.

3. Line two bun tins with the larger circles. Place a small spoonful of mincemeat into each pastry case and top with the smaller pastry circles, pressing the edges to seal.

4. Glaze the tops with egg and leave to rest in the fridge for 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 200'C/ 4OO'F /Gas 6.

5. Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks. Serve just warm, dusted with icing sugar.