Mince (fruit) Pies
Mince (fruit) Pies

Hello everybody, hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, mince (fruit) pies. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Mini versions of your favorite pie! So cute, so easy - and of course, so delicious! Change up the filling and try using other fruit like peach, or blueberry.

Mince (fruit) Pies is one of the most well liked of current trending foods on earth. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions daily. Mince (fruit) Pies is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have mince (fruit) pies using 7 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Mince (fruit) Pies:
  1. Take 1 mix of Sweet Shortcrust Pastry(see my other recipes)(use margarine for Vegans)
  2. Take 1 kilo Best Mincemeat Mix
  3. Make ready 500 Grams Glacé Cherries
  4. Make ready 50-100 mls Dark Rum
  5. Make ready 2 eggs
  6. Prepare 2 cutters, one larger than the other
  7. Make ready 1 star cutter (optional)

Canned pie filling would work too, but most pie filling is just fruit, sugar. A mince pie (also mincemeat pie in New England, and fruit mince pie in Australia and New Zealand) is a sweet pie of English origin, filled with a mixture of dried fruits and spices called "mincemeat", that is traditionally served during the Christmas season in much of the English-speaking world. You'll crave these mouth-watering fruit pies as much as your customers do! These sweet and boozy mini fruit pies are the perfect recipe to add to your Holiday cookie platter!

Steps to make Mince (fruit) Pies:
  1. Chill pastry, if not already. Set aside 1/3 pastry for lids. Butter 2 x 1/2 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 1/2 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.

Mincemeat pies (or mince pies for short) are a classic British Christmas treat. The Best Mini Fruit Pie Recipes on Yummly Fresh Fruit Pie, Rustic Summer Fruit Pie, Sour Cream Fruit Pie. You can use this recipe to make any type of pie! Peach pie, apple pie, pumpkin pie, etc!

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