Ingredients: 225g/8oz Odlums Cream Plain Flour 125g/4oz Golden Caster Sugar 100g packet Ground Almonds 125g/4oz Butter or Margarine, softened 1 Egg, beaten Water, if necessary 1 x Jar of Chivers Mincemeat For dusting: Icing Sugar Method: 1. Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/gas mark 6. Lightly grease a 12-cup patty/bun tin. 2. Combine the flour, sugar and ground almonds in a large bowl and mix well. 3. Rub in the butter or margarine. Add the egg and mix to a soft dough (mix in the water if needed). 4. Turn onto a floured board and gently knead. 5. Wrap in cling film and chill for 30 minutes. 6. Roll the pastry on a floured board and stamp out rounds using a cutter to fit the greased tins. 7. Place a teaspoon of mincemeat into each pastry-lined cup. Cut a ‘lid’ from the remaining pastry for the tops, then press them onto the pastry bases. 8. Bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Dust with icing sugar when cooled. Source: Odlums
