Fruit Mince Pies

What You Will Need

Fruit Mince

• 500g mixed dried fruit 
• 1 green apple
• ½ cup brandy
• ¼ cup orange marmalade
• ½ teaspoon mixed spice

Pastry

• 250g plain flour
• 85g castor sugar
• 175g chilled butter
• 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
• 3 teaspoons golden syrup
• 3 teaspoon milk

Egg Wash

• 1 egg
• 2 tbs. milk
• caster sugar

How To Make It

Step One: Mix together all fruit mince ingredients, cover and refrigerate overnight

Step Two: Mix plain flour, icing sugar together in a bowl.

Step Three: Rub the butter into the dry ingredients using fingers until it resembles fine breadcrumbs (you can use a food processor).

Step Four: Alternate adding the milk and maple syrup to the flour mix. Mix until a stiff dough forms.

Step Five: Roll dough into a rough flat disc and refrigerate dough for 20 mins.

Step Six: Preheat oven to 180°C and grease a 12 hole muffin tin.

Step Seven: Roll out the pastry to 4-5mm thick.

Step Eight: Using a 9.8cm round cookie cutter and a star cookie cutter cut out twelve of each shape.

Step Nine: Gently place the round pastry into the muffin tin.

Step Ten: Spoon in the fruit mince until ¾ full.

Step Eleven: Place star pastry on top of fruit mince.

Step Twelve: Make an egg wash by mixing together the egg and milk.

Step Thirteen: Brush the egg wash over the pies and sprinkle with some caster sugar.

Step Fourteen: Bake for 15 mins.