Dessert for 4
Mince Pies
Buttery pastry holds sweet mincemeat filling, then bakes until golden before receiving a light icing sugar topping.
Typical price
$5.86for 4 servings
$1.47 per serving$5.86 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
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- 55 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 4servings as written
- $typical cost tier
British and IrishBudgetDesserts
What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Butter$0.40/oz typical | 8 oz | $3.17Typical price |
| Jelly or jam$0.16/oz typical | 10 oz | $1.58Typical price |
| Eggs$0.30 each typical | 1 | $0.30Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $5.86 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
FlourSugar and brown sugar
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 225 g butter
- 350 g plain flour
- 100 g caster sugar
- 280 g mincemeat
- 1 small egg
- topping icing sugar
Steps
- Rub the butter into the flour and sugar until crumbly, then mix in the egg to form a dough.
- Chill the dough for 15 minutes, then roll it out and cut rounds for the bases and lids.
- Press the bases into a greased 12-cup muffin pan, fill them with mincemeat, and cover with the pastry lids.
- Heat the oven to 375 F and bake the pies for 25 minutes, until golden.
- Cool the pies for 5 minutes, then dust them with icing sugar.
Swaps
- Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
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