Mince (fruit) Pies. Brighten Your Party w/ Easy-To-Prepare Pie Desserts From Kraft®. Visit Now Enjoy this recipe for Homemade Christmas Fruit Mince Pies. Make the filling: In a large saucepan, combine all the filling ingredients.

Some mincemeat trivia: Traditional British mincemeat was popular from medieval times through the Victorian era, and was made from ground meat, dried fruits, and spices. Home » Sweet Treats Deserts and Snacks » Dessert Recipes » Easy Mince Pie Recipe with Shortbread Pastry. Easy Mince Pie Recipe with Shortbread Pastry. You can cook Mince (fruit) Pies using 7 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Mince (fruit) Pies

It's 1 of mix of Sweet Shortcrust Pastry(see my other recipes)(use margarine for Vegans).
You need 1 of kilo Best Mincemeat Mix.
You need 500 Grams of Glacé Cherries.
You need 50-100 mls of Dark Rum.
Prepare 2 of eggs.
You need of 2 cutters, one larger than the other.
You need of 1 star cutter (optional).

A mince pie (also mincemeat pie in New England, and fruit mince pie in Australia and New Zealand) is a sweet pie of English origin, filled with a mixture of dried fruits and spices called "mincemeat", that is traditionally served during the Christmas season in much of the English-speaking world. The little pies are full of memories-the recipe is adapted from a family one. I mix it up with the dried fruit a bit - my current mince has dried cranberries in it - but use whatever dried fruits you want. I also cut star shapes out of the pastry for the top of each tart.

Mince (fruit) Pies instructions

Chill pastry, if not already. Set aside 1/3 pastry for lids. Butter 2 x 12 cup cake tins..
Put all the mincemeat and cherries into a bowl. Tip over the Rum, mix well and leave to soak while you prepare the pastry..
Roll out 2/3 pastry, (for bases,) using the larger cutter cut out enough circles to fill two 12 cup cake tins. Press gently to fit..
Whisk the eggs in a cup. Use a pastry brush to coat all the insides and rims of the cases..
Spoon mince mix into the cups, making sure it’s not over the rims..
Using trimmings, plus the other 1/3 of pastry, roll out into a sheet. Cut 24 lids with smaller cutter. Use Star cutter in centre, or pierce with a fork..
Add lids to cups. Press down edges to seal. Baste with beaten egg..
Cook in medium hot oven for 15-25 minutes, turning once to brown evenly. Carefully prize out of the tins, (as the liquid sticks them in!), and put on a wire rack to cool completely. Enjoy! Can be frozen up to 6 months..

Make the mince about a month beforehand. Then, they were made of meat, but are now made with sweet mincemeat, a mixture of dried fruits, sugar, spices, and brandy. Every year I make my own fruit mince so that I can create my own delicious fruit mince pies over the Christmas break. This fruit mince is very simple to make yourself and so much lovelier and healthier than store-bought versions from the supermarket. The secret is all in the apples you choose.