Recipe: Perfect Mince (fruit) Pies

Mince (fruit) Pies. Mini versions of your favorite pie! So cute, so easy - and of course, so delicious! Change up the filling and try using other fruit like peach, or blueberry.

Inside the pies are a sweet filling - made up of your favorite fruit. I used fresh, farm peaches but you can use. Nope, these easy Mini Fruit Pies are just adorable enough. You can cook Mince (fruit) Pies using 7 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Mince (fruit) Pies

1. Prepare 1 of mix of Sweet Shortcrust Pastry(see my other recipes)(use margarine for Vegans).
2. Prepare 1 of kilo Best Mincemeat Mix.
3. You need 500 Grams of Glacé Cherries.
4. You need 50-100 mls of Dark Rum.
5. Prepare 2 of eggs.
6. Prepare of 2 cutters, one larger than the other.
7. Prepare of 1 star cutter (optional).

Turn two ingredients—prepared piecrust and pie filling—into loads of fun! Canned pie filling would work too, but most pie filling is just fruit, sugar. You can use this recipe to make any type of pie! Peach pie, apple pie, pumpkin pie, etc!

Mince (fruit) Pies step by step

1. Chill pastry, if not already. Set aside 1/3 pastry for lids. Butter 2 x 12 cup cake tins..
2. Put all the mincemeat and cherries into a bowl. Tip over the Rum, mix well and leave to soak while you prepare the pastry..
3. Roll out 2/3 pastry, (for bases,) using the larger cutter cut out enough circles to fill two 12 cup cake tins. Press gently to fit..
4. Whisk the eggs in a cup. Use a pastry brush to coat all the insides and rims of the cases..
5. Spoon mince mix into the cups, making sure it’s not over the rims..
6. Using trimmings, plus the other 1/3 of pastry, roll out into a sheet. Cut 24 lids with smaller cutter. Use Star cutter in centre, or pierce with a fork..
7. Add lids to cups. Press down edges to seal. Baste with beaten egg..
8. Cook in medium hot oven for 15-25 minutes, turning once to brown evenly. Carefully prize out of the tins, (as the liquid sticks them in!), and put on a wire rack to cool completely. Enjoy! Can be frozen up to 6 months..

It's so easy and so versatile. If you want to see the written. You'll crave these mouth-watering fruit pies as much as your customers do! The Mini Fruit Pies recipe out of our category Paté! Use your favorite (store-bought) pie Use your favorite (store-bought) pie dough and fill 'er up!

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