Mince Pies Recipe
Prep Time:
15 minutes
Cook Time:
25 minutes
Servings:
8 Mince Pies
Ingredients
  • 1 tablespoon plain flour
  • 1 (14-ounce) pack shortcrust pastry
  • 1 teaspoon butter, for greasing muffin pan
  • 1 (14-ounce) jar mincemeat
  • 1/8 cup milk
  • 1/8 cup powdered sugar
Directions
  1. Preheat the oven to 400 F.
  2. Dust your work surface with flour so the pastry doesn't stick.
  3. Using a rolling pin, roll out the pastry, and, using a round 3 7/16-inch pastry cutter, cut out 8 pastry circles.
  4. Grease the muffin pan with butter before placing the shortcrust pastry circles gently into the metal cups.
  5. Fill each pie with mincemeat until it is just below the edge of the pastry.
  6. Using the remaining pastry, cut out star shapes, and place a pastry star on top of each of the mince pies.
  7. Brush the visible pastry on each mince pie with a little milk, then bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until the pastry is golden and the mincemeat is bubbling.
  8. Cool the mince pies on a wire tray.
  9. Once cool, dust with powdered sugar.