Mince Pies

Ingredients:
225g Butter
350g Plain Flour
100g Golden Caster Sugar
1 Egg
Mincemeat
Icing Sugar

To Make:
To make the pastry, sieve the flour into a mixing bowl and rub in the butter making sure you hands are cold so you don't try to over work the mixture. Next add the golden caster sugar and a pinch of salt. Knead together till the pastry combines into a ball, no extra liquid is needed. Wrap the pastry in a piece of cling film and place in the fridge for 30 minutes.

Preheat oven to 200°C, this recipe should make 18 mince pies. Roll out the pastry and line each foil case. Spoon the mince meat mixture into the pies. For the lids I used a star shaped cutter and placed one on top of each pie pressing down each corner of the star. 

Beat the egg and brush on top of each mincemeat pie. Place in oven and cook for approximately 20 minutes until golden. Lightly dust with icing sugar to finish off.

Enjoy!