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Cherry Mince Pies Recipe


Cherry Mince Pies Recipe
These are a very pretty alternative to the original type of Mince Pies.

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Ingredients
  • 125 g shortcrust pastry
  • 175 g mincemeat (see home made mincemeat)
  • 50 g maraschino cherries, drained and quartered
  • 5 ml spoon lemon juice
  • 1 medium size egg white
  • 1/4 cup (50 g) 2 oz caster sugar
  • 3 maraschino cherries, quartered

Directions
  1. Roll out the pastry thinly on a floured surface and use to line twelve 7.5-cm patty tins.
  2. Prick the bases well and chill for 15 minutes.
  3. Preheat the oven to 200°C, 400°F, Gas Mark 6.
  4. Press a piece of foil into each pastry case and bake blind in the oven for 10-15 minutes.
  5. Remove the foil and return to the oven for 2 minutes.
  6. Mix together the filling ingredients (mincemeat, cherries and lemon juice)
  7. Divide between the pastry cases.
  8. Whisk the egg white until stiff, then whisk in the sugar a tablespoon at a time.
  9. Spoon into a piping bag fitted with a 1 cm fluted nozzle and pipe a rosette on top of each pie.
  10. Top with the cherry pieces.
  11. Reduce the oven temperature to 180°C, 350°F, Gas Mark 4 for aprox 5 minutes or until golden.
  12. Serve warm or cold.

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Oh now this sounds so good!


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