Festive Mince Pies
Christmas just wouldn’t be Christmas without mince pies. I’ll show you how to make your own mincemeat filling, but if you prefer you can always use a jar of ready-made mincemeat.
Recipe - SuperValu Online
Festive Mince Pies
Prep Time60 Minutes
Servings4
Cook Time150 Minutes
Ingredients
175 g Currants
5 tbsp Irish Whiskey
110 g Mixed Peel
300 g Raisins
200 g Shredded Suet
175 g Sultanas
250 g SuperValu Brown Sugar
2 large SuperValu Cooking Apple grated
1 - SuperValu Lemon zest and juice
1 - SuperValu Orange zest and juice
1 - Fresh Egg lightly beaten, to glaze
110 g Caster Sugar
1 - Fresh Egg
300 g Plain Flour
150 g SuperValu Butter
Directions
- Sweet Pastry-Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add in the egg and flour and bring the mixture together.
- Wrap in cling film and allow to rest.
- Mincemeat-Place mincemeat ingredients into a large mixing bowl and mix well. Cover with a dry cloth and leave overnight to let flavours mature.
- The next day preheat the oven to 120°C/240°F/Gas mark ½
- Place the fruit mixture into a deep baking tray and cover tightly with tinfoil and place in the oven. Cook in the oven for approximately 2 hours, stirring occasionally until all of the suet has dissolved. Transfer to sterile jars and use as required.
- To make your Mince Pies-Preheat the oven to180°C/350°F/Gas Mark 4.
- Grease and line a 12-cup bun tray. On a lightly floured work surface, roll out pastry into a large piece. Using a round biscuit cutter cut 12 pastry discs and use these to line the bun tray.
- Using a star-shaped biscuit cutter cut out 12 pastry stars for the top of the pies.
- ¾ fill pastry-lined tins with mincemeat and place pastry star on top. Brush lightly with a beaten egg and bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Serve immediately.
60 minutes
Prep Time
150 minutes
Cook Time
4
Servings
Shop Ingredients
Makes 4 servings
SuperValu Currants (375 g)
€2.20€5.87/kg
Age restricted item
Paddy Irish Whiskey (70 cl)Only €22.09
€22.09€22.09/70cl
Shamrock Mixed Peel (200 g)
€2.35€11.75/kg
SuperValu Raisins (375 g)
€1.89€5.04/kg
Atora Shredded Vegetable Suet (200 g)
€4.40€22.00/kg
SuperValu Sultanas (375 g)
€2.09€5.57/kg
Gem Soft Light Brown Sugar (500 g)
Great Value
€1.80€3.60/kg
SuperValu Loose Cooking Apples (1 kg)
€2.39/kg€2.39/kg
SuperValu Signature Tastes Seedless LemonGold Lemons (3 Piece)
Only 99c
€0.99€0.33 each
SuperValu Large Loose Oranges (1 Piece)
6 for €2.50
€0.60
SuperValu Free Range Large Eggs (6 Piece)
€2.25€0.38 each
SuperValu Caster Sugar (1 kg)
€1.95€1.95/kg
SuperValu Free Range Large Eggs (6 Piece)
€2.25€0.38 each
SuperValu Plain Flour (2 kg)
€2.55€1.28/kg
SuperValu Irish Creamery Butter (454 g)
€3.59€7.91/kg
Recipe
- Sweet Pastry-Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add in the egg and flour and bring the mixture together.
- Wrap in cling film and allow to rest.
- Mincemeat-Place mincemeat ingredients into a large mixing bowl and mix well. Cover with a dry cloth and leave overnight to let flavours mature.
- The next day preheat the oven to 120°C/240°F/Gas mark ½
- Place the fruit mixture into a deep baking tray and cover tightly with tinfoil and place in the oven. Cook in the oven for approximately 2 hours, stirring occasionally until all of the suet has dissolved. Transfer to sterile jars and use as required.
- To make your Mince Pies-Preheat the oven to180°C/350°F/Gas Mark 4.
- Grease and line a 12-cup bun tray. On a lightly floured work surface, roll out pastry into a large piece. Using a round biscuit cutter cut 12 pastry discs and use these to line the bun tray.
- Using a star-shaped biscuit cutter cut out 12 pastry stars for the top of the pies.
- ¾ fill pastry-lined tins with mincemeat and place pastry star on top. Brush lightly with a beaten egg and bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Serve immediately.