Mince Pies
I’ve never made Mince Pies before but this year I thought I would make some to give as a gift and to enjoy at home. When I tried to get the right size cutters I drew a blank so they’re not as neat as I’d hoped they would be but I guess that just adds to the rustic homemade charm.
I looked at several different recipes and this is the one which I liked the sound of the best, it’s from Ainsley Harriot and I found it on the BBC food website. It’s a little bit cheaty since it uses shop bought mincemeat, but I decided that conquering the shortcrust pastry was enough of a challenge for this year so maybe next time I’ll try making the mincemeat too!
According to Ainsley this makes 18 but I think my muffin tray must be much deeper than his as I only got 12. I also refridgerated the pastry overnight in a zip lock bag and that may have contributed to my pastry cracking quite alot. All in all though I thought it was a pretty sucessful first try. Give them a try and see what you think.
