Mince Pies

Mince pies are a must for many bakers at the holidays. These individual pies are perfect for gift-giving.

Recipe courtesy of "The Illustrated Kitchen Bible: 1,000 Family Recipes from Around the World" by Victoria Blashford-Snell, copyright 2008. Used by permission of Dorling Kindersley Limited. All rights reserved.

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Ingredients

1 Granny Smith apple		3 tbsp dark brown sugar
2 tbsp butter, melted, plus more for the pan		1 tbsp brandy or whisky
1/2 cup golden raisins		1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1/2 cup raisins		grated zest of 1 lemon
1/4 cup dried currants		1/2 banana
1/4 cup mixed candied peel		one 17.3 oz (484 g) box thawed frozen puff pastry sheets
1/4 cup chopped almonds or hazelnuts

directions

Prep: 20 min Total: 30 min (Quick)

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1
Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C). Lightly butter 9 cups in a muffin pan.
2
Grate the apple (including the skin) into a bowl. Add the butter, golden raisins, raisins, currants, mixed peel, almonds, brown sugar, brandy, pumpkin pie spice, and lemon zest and mix well. Dice the banana, add to the bowl, and mix again.
3
Roll out the puff pastry into a 14in (35cm) square. Prick the dough well with a fork. Cut out 9 rounds of dough with a 3 1/2 in (9cm) diameter cookie cutter. Fit the rounds into the muffin cups. Divide the apple mixture among the cups. Using 3in (7.5cm) diameter decorative cookie cutters, cut out 9 shapes or rounds. Place on top of the filling. Refrigerate for 10 minutes.
4
Bake for about 25 minutes, or until the pastry is golden brown. Carefully remove from the cups and cool on a wire cake rack.

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