Cherry Mince Pies
From vivian 17 years agoIngredients
- 125 g shortcrust pastry shopping list
- 175 g mincemeat (see home made mincemeat) shopping list
- 50 g maraschino cherries, drained and quartered shopping list
- 5 ml spoon lemon juice shopping list
- 1 medium size egg white shopping list
- 1/4 cup (50 g) 2 oz caster sugar shopping list
- 3 maraschino cherries, quartered shopping list
How to make it
- Roll out the pastry thinly on a floured surface and use to line twelve 7.5-cm patty tins.
- Prick the bases well and chill for 15 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 200°C, 400°F, Gas Mark 6.
- Press a piece of foil into each pastry case and bake blind in the oven for 10-15 minutes.
- Remove the foil and return to the oven for 2 minutes.
- Mix together the filling ingredients (mincemeat, cherries and lemon juice)
- Divide between the pastry cases.
- Whisk the egg white until stiff, then whisk in the sugar a tablespoon at a time.
- Spoon into a piping bag fitted with a 1 cm fluted nozzle and pipe a rosette on top of each pie.
- Top with the cherry pieces.
- Reduce the oven temperature to 180°C, 350°F, Gas Mark 4 for aprox 5 minutes or until golden.
- Serve warm or cold.
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