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    Fabulous FESTIVE BAKING

    Nov 25, 2020 5 minutes

    OUR BEST-EVER MINCE PIES

    We’ve perfected every element of these mince pies, and hope you love them as much as we do!

    MAKES 20-24

    For the pastry:

    ✣ 75g (2½oz) unsalted butter, cut into cubes
    ✣ 30g (1oz) lard or Trex vegetable fat, cut into cubes
    ✣ 200g (7oz) plain flour
    ✣ Zest of 1 orange For the filling:
    ✣ 250g (9oz) mincemeat
    ✣ 1 pear, grated For the top:
    ✣ 3 egg whites
    ✣ 300g (10oz) icing sugar
    ✣ 300g (10oz) ground almonds
    ✣ 4tsp vanilla bean paste

    You will need:

    ✣ 2 x 12-hole shallow cupcake trays
    ✣ Round or fluted cutter slightly larger than the hole
    ✣ Piping bag fitted with a star nozzle

    1 For the pastry, rub the fat into the flour with ¼tsp sea salt until it’s the texture of sand. Add the zest and 3tbsp cold water, and mix

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