Sandham family mincemeat
A real treat. Associate food editor, Barney Desmazery, has had this recipe in his family for 100 years
Little Eccles mince pies
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- Makes 18
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- 500g block all-butter puff pastry
- flourfor dusting
- 450g mincemeat(see 'goes well with')
- 1 egg whitelightly beaten
- golden caster sugar
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal268
- fat14g
- saturates3g
- carbs34g
- sugars22g
- fibre1g
- protein2g
- salt0.27glow
Method
step 1
Roll the pastry out to about the thickness of a 50p piece on to a floured surface, and cut out 10cm circles, then continue to re-roll and cut out until you have about 18 circles.
step 2
Place 1 tsp of mincemeat in the centre of each circle, brush the edges with egg white, then gather together tightly to completely encase the mincemeat.
step 3
Flip the pies over so the sealed edges are underneath, then squash them with your hand so you have a small puck-shaped pie.
step 4
Cut two small slits in the top of each pie, brush generously with egg white and scatter with sugar. The pies can now be frozen for up to 2 months. Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6 and bake for 15 mins from raw or 25-30 mins from frozen.
