Healthy Mince Pies

Made with homemade shortcrust pastry and mincemeat, sweetened with orange juice

Recipe makes 24 mince pies

Ingredients:

For the pie crust:

- 350g all purpose flour

- 225g cold butter, cubed

- Pinch of salt

- 1 egg

For the mincemeat:

- 1 apple, peeled and chopped

- 150g dried fruit (cranberries, raisins, apricots, currants)

- 1/2 teaspoon each: ground ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, cloves

- Juice of 1 orange

- 1/2 tbsp coconut oil

- Egg wash (made with 1 egg whisked with 2tbsp cold water)

Instructions:

- To make the pie crust, place the flour, butter and salt into a bowl and rub the butter into the flour until it reaches a sand-like consistency

- Stir the egg into the mixture and add cold water until the mixture binds, then knead into a ball and wrap with cling film⁣⁣

- Refrigerate for a minimum of 20 mins while you make your mincemeat

- Place all the mincemeat ingredients into a pot and simmer for about an hour on low heat, until the apples are soft, adding water until it reaches a jammy consistency

- Roll out the dough from the fridge using a rolling pin, and cut out circles to line a muffin tin, repeating until the tin is filled

- Press pastry in and fill about 2/3 way with mincemeat

- Roll pastry out again and cut lids for the mice pies, then place on top and brush with egg wash

- Place the pies in a 190C preheated oven and bake for 25 minutes or until golden brown