Ingredients
- ½ cup sultanas
- ½ cup currants
- ½ cup finely chopped dates
- ½ cup finely chopped prunes
- ½ cup chopped pecans
- ¼ cup mixed peel (or if you can't find this, substitute with equal amounts coarsely grated lemon and orange rind)
- ½ cup finely chopped dried apricots
- 1 Grannysmith (green) apple, peeled and grated
- 1 tspn finely grated orange rind
- ¼ cup honey
- 2 tspn cinnamon
- 1 tspn mixed spice
- ½ tspn ground nutmeg
- ⅓ cup Grand Mariner/brandy/citrus flavoured liquor
- 1¾ cup (8oz) plain flour
- 1 tspn baking powder
- 115g (1 stick) cold butter
- 3 Tbspn caster (superfine) sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- 3-5 Tbspn iced water
- ½ tspn lemon juice
Recipe Description
In line with the Christmas spirit that’s been all around lately, this recipe is a traditional Christmas one that’s extremely popular in New Zealand, the UK and other Commonwealth countries this time of year: Christmas Mince Pies. For those who have never heard of them (AKA in the USA), they are a fruit mince pie and the embodiment of Christmas here. They are made from a sweet shortcrust pastry and filled with a spiced fruit mince, often topped with a pastry star instead of a lid because, well, Christmas!
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