Mince Pies With Orange Pastry

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb plain flour
• 1/2 lb margarine
• 1/4 lb lard
• 1 large orange, juice and flesh
• 340 g approx jar of ready-made mincemeat
• 8 ounces cream cheese
• 2 ounces caster sugar

Recipe

• 1 first make the pastry, adding both the fats (margarine and lard) to the flour.
• 2 next add the orange rind, flesh and juice, mixing together well.
• 3 let the pastry mixture rest in the fridge for 30 minutes.
• 4 meanwhile make the mincemeat filling by mixing cheese and the sugar together.
• 5 roll out the pastry and use to line individual pie tins. fill pies with half mincemeat and half cream cheese.
• 6 bake at gas no 7 (or equivalent).