Name: Mince pies with meat
Yield: For 9 small tarts
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: 1 egg yolk + 1 tbsp milk, for egg wash; 40 g (1½ oz) minced or finely chopped lamb or meat from the bolt or neck; 160 g (5½ oz) mincemeat; 100 g (3½ oz) chilled butter, diced; 180 g (6 oz) plain (all-purpose) flour; 1 egg yolk; butter, for greasing; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; flour, for dusting; pinch of sea salt; 20 g (¾ oz) icing (confectioners’) sugar; large pinch of black pepper; 1 tbsp cold water

Preparation info

For
9
small tarts

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Oats in the North, Wheat from the South

By Regula Ysewijn

Published 2020

About

Ingredients

For the fine shortcrust pastry

180 g (6 oz) plain (all-purpose) flour
20 g (

Method

For a tin with 6 cm (2½ inch) shallow mince pie moulds

To make the pastry, mix the flour, sugar and salt in a large bowl. Rub the butter into the mixture with your fingers until it is the consistency of fine breadcrumbs. Add the water and egg yolk and knead until the mixture comes together into a smooth dough. Alternatively, use a food processor to make the pastry. Wrap the dough in p