Mince Pies

This recipe is from Coles Christmas 2009. It was printed in the Australian Coles Catalogue, 19 November 2009 - 25 November 2009.

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Yields: 12 pies

Ingredients

• Filling

• 1 1⁄2 cups  mixed dried fruit
• 1⁄4 cup brown sugar
• 2  tablespoons  golden walnuts
• 1 1⁄4 tablespoons brandy
• 1⁄2 granny smith apple, peeled, coarsely grated
• 1⁄4 teaspoon mixed spice
• 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg

• Pastry

• 2  cups plain flour
• 1⁄4 cup  powdered sugar icing
• 150  g butter, chopped
• 2  tablespoons  chilled water
• 1  egg, beaten, for sealing and glazing
•  white sugar or  raw sugar, for sprinkling
• 1  egg yolk

Directions

1. To make filling combine ingredients in a bowl, cover and allow to stand at least overnight.
2. Pre-heat oven to 180'c conventional/160°c fan forced. For pastry: combine flour, Icing sugar mixture and butter in a food processor and blend to fine crumbs. Pulse in egg yolk and water until mixture comes together. Roll out pastry between 2 sheets of baking paper to about 5mm thick. Cut 12 rounds with a 9cm cutter then re-roll pastry and cut 12 rounds with a 6.5-7cm cutter for the top of the pies. Coot for 30 minutes.
3. Gently press larger rounds into greased muffin pan. Drain off any liquid from filling and divide mixture between pastry bases. Brush edges with beaten egg and top with lids, pressing to seal. Brush pies with more egg then sprinkle over a little sugar. Bake for 20 minutes, or until golden and firm. Remove and cool completely. Dust with optional icing sugar to serve.