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Sweet Traditional Mince Pies

 ½ cup Large cooking apple - peeled, grated and chopped
 Lemon - boiled for 1 hour until soft, left to cool
 110 g Sultanas
 110 g Raisins
 110 g Dried mixed fruit
 75 g Mixed peel
 100 g Suet
 100 g Dark brown sugar
 90 g Currants
 100 g Red cherries – chopped [not mandatory]
 ½ tsp Ground cinnamon
 ½ tsp Freshly Grated Nutmeg
 1 tsp Mixed Spice
 ½ tsp Ground Ginger
 50 ml Brandy
 50 ml Sherry
 Thickened Cream/ Whipped Cream To Serve
For The Pastry
 450 g Cake Flour/ Plain Flour/ All Purpose Flour
 1 tsp Baking Powder
 1 tbsp Castor Or White Granulated Sugar
 1 Egg, Beaten
 120 g Unsalted Butter Or Margarine, Plus Extra For Greasing
 5 ml Lemon/Orange Juice
 White Sugar [If Necessary, To Sprinkle On Top]
Mincemeat mix
1

Cut the boiled and cooled lemon in half and discard the seeds.

2

Blend the lemon, mixed peel, sultanas, chopped apple, mixed fruit, and raisins in a food processor to a paste.

3

Transfer the lemon mixture to a large mixing bowl and add the suet, brown sugar, currants, cinnamon, cherries, nutmeg, mixed spice, ground ginger, brandy and sherry. Stir until well combined, cover with a plastic wrap and then set aside overnight.

Pastry mix
4

Start making the pastry by creaming the sugar, butter, or margarine.

5

Sift in the flour, baking powder, and salt.

6

Gradually add the lemon/orange juice.

7

The mixture should come together as a soft dough.

8

Then, turn out the dough onto a lightly floured surface, knead lightly to make it smooth, then wrap in cling wrap/food wrap/ plastic wrap and place in the fridge for 30 minutes.

9

Preheat the oven 160°C / 325 °F

10

Roll out the pastry to 3cm in thickness. Using an 8.5cm-diameter round pastry cutter cut out 14-16 discs and placed them into greased muffin pans.

11

Put 1 tablespoon fruit mincemeat mixture into each.

12

Re-roll out the pastry mix to cut the top covers and press them on top to seal.

13

Brush each pastry with a beaten egg to get a nice color.

14

Bake mince pies for 15-20 mins until light golden brown.

15

Remove from tray and set aside for 1 hour to cool.

16

You can even sprinkle white sugar on top.

17

Serve with whipped cream/thickened cream or even ice cream.