Recipe: Yummy Mince (fruit) Pies

Mince (fruit) Pies. Roll out a single pie crust onto a flat surface. These handheld fruit pies are incredible. The crust is golden, crispy and perfectly flaky.

Mince pies are very popular sweets during the Christmas season. You'll crave these mouth-watering fruit pies as much as your customers do! Canned pie filling would work too, but most pie filling is just fruit, sugar. You can have Mince (fruit) Pies using 7 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Mince (fruit) Pies

1. It's 1 of mix of Sweet Shortcrust Pastry(see my other recipes)(use margarine for Vegans).
2. You need 1 of kilo Best Mincemeat Mix.
3. It's 500 Grams of Glacé Cherries.
4. You need 50-100 mls of Dark Rum.
5. It's 2 of eggs.
6. You need of 2 cutters, one larger than the other.
7. You need of 1 star cutter (optional).

Pick a fruit filling, and you've got tiny tarts in no time. MORE+ LESS Remove pie crust from pouch; place crust flat on work surface. I had leftover pie filling from the campfire pies we made last weekend so I decided to do this with them. The Best Mini Fruit Pie Recipes on Yummly

Mince (fruit) Pies step by step

1. Chill pastry, if not already. Set aside 1/3 pastry for lids. Butter 2 x 12 cup cake tins..
2. Put all the mincemeat and cherries into a bowl. Tip over the Rum, mix well and leave to soak while you prepare the pastry..
3. Roll out 2/3 pastry, (for bases,) using the larger cutter cut out enough circles to fill two 12 cup cake tins. Press gently to fit..
4. Whisk the eggs in a cup. Use a pastry brush to coat all the insides and rims of the cases..
5. Spoon mince mix into the cups, making sure it’s not over the rims..
6. Using trimmings, plus the other 1/3 of pastry, roll out into a sheet. Cut 24 lids with smaller cutter. Use Star cutter in centre, or pierce with a fork..
7. Add lids to cups. Press down edges to seal. Baste with beaten egg..
8. Cook in medium hot oven for 15-25 minutes, turning once to brown evenly. Carefully prize out of the tins, (as the liquid sticks them in!), and put on a wire rack to cool completely. Enjoy! Can be frozen up to 6 months..

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