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Once a year

    Mince pies

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225g cold butter, diced
350g Plain flour
100g golden caster sugar
280g mincemeat
1 small egg, beaten
Icing sugar, to dust

    To make the pastry, rub the butter into the flour, then mix in the sugar and a pinch of salt. Combine the pastry into a ball - don't add liquid - and knead it briefly. The dough will be fairly firm like shortbread dough. You can use the dough immediately, or chill for later

    Preheat the oven to 180 deg C. Roll out the pastry and cut out small disks for the pies. Spoon the mincemeat into the pies and cut out lids and press together. Brush the tops of the pies with the beaten egg and bake for 20 mins until golden