FOOD + DRINK
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Ultimate Pink Lady ® Apple Mince Pies Recipe by : www . pinkladyapples . co . uk
Prep time : 1 hour 20 minutes Cook time : 20 minutes Serves : 16
Ingredients :
• 400g plain flour
• 50g icing sugar
• 200g cold butter , cubed
• Juice and zest of 1 orange
• 2 eggs ( yolks only )
• 400g jar of best quality mince meat
• 60g chopped pecans
• Handful of dates , roughly chopped
• Zest of 1 orange
• 2 Pink Lady ® apples , finely diced
• Milk for glaze
• Icing sugar for dusting
Method :
1 . You can make the pastry by hand or in a food processor . If making by hand , put the flour into a large bowl with the icing sugar and the cubed cold butter and start working together by hand until you have a fine breadcrumb consistency . Add the juice and zest of an orange and the egg yolks little by little and start bringing the mixture together until it becomes a ball . Cover and refrigerate .
2 . If making the pastry in a food processor , put the flour and icing sugar into the machine and pulse in the butter bit by bit until you have a breadcrumb consistency . Slowly add the egg yolks and the juice and zest of an orange and pulse until it all starts thickening . Turn out into a bowl or a work top and bring together into a ball , then cover with cling film or grease proof and refrigerate for 40 minutes .
3 . Meanwhile , make your filling . In a large bowl , combine the mincemeat , chopped pecans , chopped dates , zest of an orange and 2 finely diced Pink Lady ® apples , and give a good stir .
4 . Once the pastry has rested , start to roll it out . Get two pieces of grease proof paper with one under the pastry and the other on top and start rolling , this way no extra flour is added so you ’ re not drying out the pastry . Roll out to a 5mm thickness . Get a round cutter big enough to cover the base of your mince pie tin and a star cutter for the top .
5 . Press the pastry base into the tin and fill with your mince pie mixture so it ’ s level with the top . Add the star top and brush the pastry star and edges with some milk .
6 . Pop into a preheated oven at 180 º C for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown . Leave in the tin for a few minutes before you try to remove them so that they hold their shape and won ’ t fall apart . Once cooled on a cooling rack , dust with some icing sugar .
7 . Mince pies can keep up to a week in an airtight container . You can freeze them once baked for three months . Defrost at room temperature .
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