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Gin infused fruit and nut mince pies
These sparkling mince pies are filled with fruit and nuts and infused with Christmas Pudding Gin to give them a festive kick.
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Cat Morley published her project Fruit & Nut Mince Pies
18 Dec 10:02
You Will Need
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Step 1Grate the zest from the orange into a bowl and place to one side before squeeze the juice from the orange into a small saucepan. Heat gently and stir in the brown sugar until it dissolves.
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Step 2Add the dried fruit and simmer gently for 15 minutes.
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Step 3Stir in the orange zest, nuts, gin and remove from the heat.
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Step 4Rub together the flour and butter and then add the sugar and egg. Knead into a dough.
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Step 5Roll out the dough and use a round cookie cutter to cut circles to the size of your muffin tin. Squeeze the dough into the muffin tin to make pie cases.
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Step 6Fill each pie with mincemeat and top with a dough star or decoration.
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Step 7Bake for 15 minutes at 180'C and sprinkle with gold edible glitter before serving.
