Page 41 - Silver Lakes December Issue 2022

FESTIVE RECIPE

ANYONE FOR A MINCE PIE?

he festive season is upon us and Instructions Top the pies with the lids, pressing the
while South Africa may not have To make the pastry, rub the butter into the edges gently together to seal. You don’t
Ta white Christmas like other parts flour. Then mix in the golden caster sugar and need to seal them with milk or egg as
of the world, we do have a few staples of a pinch of salt. they will stick on their own. The pies will
the season, including the much-loved and stay frozen for up to one month.
delicious Christmas mince pie. Combine the pastry into a ball – don’t add
liquid – and knead it briefly. The dough will be Brush the tops of the pies with the
The following recipe makes 18 tasty fairly firm, like shortbread dough. You can use beaten egg. Bake for 20 minutes until
mince pies. They’re easy to make and the dough immediately or chill for later. golden. Leave to cool in the tin for five
preparation takes just under an hour. minutes, then remove to a wire rack.
Heat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan/gas 6. Line
Ingredients 18 holes of two 12-hole patty tins by pressing Sprinkle the mince pies with icing sugar
225g of cold butter, diced small, walnut-sized balls of pastry into each and serve immediately. To add a festive
350g of plain flour hole. feel, the mince pie tops can be shaped
100g of golden caster sugar with a star cutter or a holly-shaped
280g of fruit mince Spoon the fruit mince into the pies. Take cutter.
1 small egg, beaten slightly smaller balls of pastry than before and
Icing sugar, to dust pat them out between your hands to make The pies will keep for three to four days
Pinch of salt round lids, big enough to cover the pies. in an airtight container.

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