Streusel Topped Mince Pies

• mince-pies
• snacks
• vegetarian
• winter
• xmas

Preparation

45 minutes

Cooking

15 minutes

Ingredients

Pastry

• 8oz Plain Flour, sifted
• a pinch of salt
• 4oz Butter
• 1oz Caster Sugar
• 1 egg yolk plus 2 tablespoons cold water

Topping

• 3 tbsp Plain Flour
• 2 tbsp demerara sugar
• 1oz Butter
• 2oz Chopped Nuts
• Mincemeat

Method

1. Rub butter into flour with salt. Add sugar.
2. Mix together egg and water; use to make a dough. Knead lightly, wrap in cling film and chill for 30 minutes.
3. Roll out thinly and use to line tartlet tins.
4. Topping: Rub butter into flour, add sugar and nuts to make a crumble.
5. Place a teaspoon full of mincemeat in pastry cases and cover this with a teaspoon full of the streusel mixture.
6. Bake in a preheated oven 200C, Gas6, 400E for 10-15 minutes until golden.
7. Cool on a wire tray and decorate with a piece of cherry if desired.