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The set includes all the songs you know and love as well as a few less familiar ones.
You can’t take photos during the show which actually made a refreshing change. A whole arena focused purely on the show and soaking up the moment. It’s definitely something the four of us will always remember.
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We explored HMS Warrior, HMS Victory and the Mary Rose Exhibition - which is incredible! We also saw where ships are built and restored and spent time in Action Stations where the kids climbed and did an assault course.

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Baking Recipes, Recipes · December 21, 2013

Mini Mince Pies Recipe – Family Favourite

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You need mince pies of some description at Christmas and this year I made Mini Mince Pies. The easiest way to make Mince Pies or Tarts is to buy ready made pastry and a jar of mincemeat, stick it all together, cook it, and done!

If you’d like to make the pastry yourself too, here’s a little recipe. But, if you’d like to know how to make mince pies with ready made shortcrust pastry you can follow the same recipe and use ready made pastry in the mince pie ingredients instead.

Mince Mince Pies Recipe
Mini mince pies

How do you make the Mince Pies so little?

I use a shallow yorkshire pudding tin to make these mini mincemeat pies recipes but you could use mini muffin tins or similar to make deeper fill mince pies. As you’ll be making these just a couple of times a year it isn’t worth buying a dedicated pan and instead just make do with whatever baking sheet you have – something will work wonders. You can also use a cookie cutter to cut rounds from the pastry or you can cut around a mug or glass.

Mince Mince Pies Recipe
A batch of mini mince pies on a cake stand

Why should I make Mini Mince Pies rather than bigger ones?

These delicious mini pies just look so cute – and who doesn’t love cute food? Plus, these easy mini mince pies are bitesize making them lovely for a little treat, snack or to be enjoyed with a cup of tea. The mincemeat tarts sit perfectly next to a tea cup on a saucer!

For these mini pies you can use a jar of mincemeat or homemade mincemeat, which ever you have to hand at the time. The dried fruits in the mincemeat give such a lovely texture and flavour to the finished bake,

If you gift these mini Christmas pies you can give more of them than normal size ones, making it feel like a more substantial gift and they work out quite a nice size for children rather than a really substantial full size mince pie.

Christmas mince pies are one of my favourite things during the festive season and being able to cook mini mince pies gets rid of so much of that mince pie eating guilt that comes with Christmas.

This mince pie recipe is also a great way of using up leftover mincemeat and keep for a few days in an airtight container. There really is no reason not to make them and they’re great to make with the kids too. So what are you waiting for?

If you’re looking for other festive recipes why not try our homemade Mince Pie Bakewell Tarts, Mince Pie Slice or Mincemeat and Cherry Flapjack? You can see all our mincemeat themed recipes here and plenty more Christmas recipes too!

Here’s our Mini Mince Pies Recipe – happy baking!

Ingredients

  • 200 g plain flour
  • 100 g unsalted butter straight from the fridge
  • 25 g icing sugar
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 2-3 tbsp milk
  • 300 g mincemeat
  • 1-2 tbsp granulated sugar or caster sugar

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 180c/Gas Mark 4. Grease your chosen tin with butter.
  • Sift the flour into a bowl and rub in the cold butter until the mixture looks like breadcrumbs.
  • Stir in the icing sugar and egg yolk and add the milk until a soft dough is formed.
  • Put the dough on a floured surface and knead gently until smooth.
  • Make the dough into a ball and roll out to 1cm thick.
  • Cut circles from the dough using a round pastry cutter and press lightly into the holes of your tin.
  • Put a large spoonful of mincemeat in each pastry case leaving room for it to expand when cooking.
  • Cut star shapes from the leftover dough and place on top.
  • Brush the tops of the mince pies with milk and sprinkle with sugar.
  • Bake for approx 15 minutes or until the pie crust is nicely golden brown.

If you’d like to print or pin the Mini Mince Pies Recipe for later you can do so below. Enjoy!

Mince Tartlets
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Mini Mince Pies Recipe

These mini mince pies are a great alternative to really filling and hearty traditional mince pies. Dainty and perfectly formed they are a wonderful festive treat.
Course Afternoon Tea, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine British
Keyword baking, christmas, mince pie
Prep Time 30 minutes minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes minutes
Total Time 45 minutes minutes
Servings 12 mince pies

Ingredients

  • 200 g plain flour
  • 100 g butter
  • 25 g icing sugar
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 2-3 tbsp milk
  • 300 g mincemeat
  • 1-2 tbsp granulated sugar

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 180c/Gas Mark 4. Grease your chosen tin with butter.
  • Sift the flour into a bowl and rub in the butter until the mixture looks like breadcrumbs.
  • Stir in the icing sugar and egg yolk and add the milk until a soft dough is formed.
  • Put the dough on a floured surface and knead gently until smooth.
  • Make the dough into a ball and roll out to 1cm thick.
  • Cut circles from the dough using a round cutter and press lightly into the holes of your tin.
  • Put a large spoonful of mincemeat in each pastry case leaving room for it to expand when cooking.
  • Cut star shapes from the leftover dough and place on top.
  • Brush the tops of the mince pies with milk and sprinkle with sugar.
  • Bake for approx 15 minutes or until browned.

*Note: Nutritional information is estimated, based on publicly available data. Nutrient values may vary from those published.

Mini Mince Pies Recipe - Family Favourite

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