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
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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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