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Almond & Mincemeat Pies

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These are gorgeous Almond pies with the surprise of Mincemeat at the bottom for that Christmas treat.

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Ingredients

  • Pastry:
  • 250g Plain Flour
  • 125g Unsalted Butter
  • 1 Egg
  • Almond Filling:
  • 125g Unsalted Butter
  • 125g Castor Sugar
  • 1 Egg
  • 125g Ground Rice
  • 1/2 tsp Almond Extract
  • Plus Mincemeat for bottom of each pie.
  • Flaked Almonds to decorate.

Details

servings 12
Level of difficulty Average
Preparation time 30mins
Cooking time 15mins
Cost Average budget

Preparation

Step 1

To make the pastry weight the flour into a bowl & then add the cubed cold butter.
Rub together until fine bread crumbs.
Then add the egg and bring together.
Roll out into 12 discs and line a 12 deep tart tins tray.
Put a tsp of Mincemeat into the bottom of each lined tart.
To make the filling melt the butter in a pan, then add the sugar and cook for a minute.
leave to cool a little then stir in the egg, ground rice & Almond extract.
then pour this into each of the lined tarts until all 12 are done, you can then sprinkle some flaked almonds on top before putting in a pre heated oven 180d Fan, for 15 minutes.

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