Chocolate Mince pies

Serves: 18

Prep time: 30 mins

Cook time: 15 mins

Total time: 45 mins

Dietary: Dairy eggs

Meal type: Dessert

Misc:

Occasion: christmas

Author: dghchocolatier

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Ingredients

  • 75g unsalted butter, diced
  • 175g plain flour
  • 25g castor sugar
  • Grated rind of 1 orange
  • 1 med egg, beaten
  • 350g chocolate mincemeat
  • 1 med egg, beaten, to glaze
  • Icing sugar for dusting

Method

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Weigh out the flour, butter, sugar and grated orange into a bowl and lightly rub through your fingers until it resembles breadcrumbs. Add the egg and mix until the dough starts to form a ball. Knead lightly on a floured board.

Roll the pastry out thinly on a floured surface and cut out 18 rounds using a 7.5cm fluted cutter. Use these to line 18 holes of two 12-hole bun tins. Place a spoon of mincemeat in each pastry.

Re-roll the pastry trimmings and cut out 18 disks using small scone cutter.

Put a disk on top of the mincemeat, and brush with the egg wash.

Bake for 12-15 minutes or until golden.

Remove and place on a wire rack to cool

Before serving dust with icing sugar.