Mince pies

Name: Mince pies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 24 min
Total time: 44 min
Yield: Makes 24
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 100 g (3½ oz/1 cup) ground almonds; 1 quantity Mince pie filling; canola oil spray; 2 tablespoons cream; 3 egg yolks; Whipped brandy orange butter, to serve; 1 vanilla bean, seeds scraped; pinch of salt flakes; 2 teaspoons salt; finely grated zest of 1 orange; 480 g (1 lb 1 oz) unsalted butter, at room temperature; 800 g (1 lb 12 oz/5⅓ cups) plain (all-purpose) flour; 1 egg yolk; 3 eggs; 300 g (10½ oz) Icing (confectioner’s) sugar, sieved; pinch of caster (superfine) sugar, plus extra for sprinkling

Preparation info

Makes
24

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
45 min

Appears in

Chefs Host Christmas Too

By Darren Purchese

Published 2018

About

My record in a year is 16,000 - that’s made not eaten, cheeky! That was at The Savoy in London, where I made around 120 mince pies a day, starting in August to ensure I had enough for the December onslaught! I’ve done my best to scale down my recipe for you here.

Ingredients

480 g (1 lb 1 oz) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1

Europe
United Kingdom
Dessert
September
October
London
August
Winter
Vegetarian
Pie
Mediterranean
December
November

Method

Put the butter, vanilla seeds, orange zest, salt and icing sugar in the bowl of a freestanding electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Cream the ingredients on low speed until pale and smooth, scraping down the inside of the bowl with a spatula to ensure the butter is evenly mixed.
Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well, then add the egg yolk and m