Ingredients

Steps

• Preheat oven to 200°C.
• Rub the butter into the flour then mix in almonds, caster sugar, orange rind, and salt.
• Add the egg yolk and water to form a soft dough then chill for 30 minutes in a bag.
• Roll pastry to 3mm thickness and cut 18 rounds using a 7.5cm cutter.
• Place rounds into greased tins and fill with mincemeat.
• Cut festive lids from remaining pastry and place on top.
• Brush tops with beaten egg and bake for 12 to 15 minutes.
• Cool for a few minutes in the tin before transferring to a wire rack.
• Dust the finished pies with icing sugar.