Vegan Mince Pies

Instructions

For the mince meat

1. Put 100ml brown rum, 100g brown sugar, zest from one orange and 30g candied citrus peel in a pan and cook on medium heath for a few minutes while stirring everything a couple times until the sugar has dissolved.
2. Put the stove on low heath and add the 60g butter and stir until the butter has melted.
3. Add the currants, sultana raisins, regular raisins, apple and spices. Stir until everything is mixed well.
4. Store the mince meat in an airtight jar. You can make the mince meat months before you're going to make the mince pies. I recommend leaving the mince meat for a month in the fridge. But if you don't have time you can also use the mince meat immediately.

For the dough

1. Mix 280g flour, 200g cold butter and 30g white sugar. I recommend slicing the butter and storing it in the fridge a couple hours before you're going to make the dough. This way the butter will be nice and cold when you're going to use it.
2. Add four tbsp of ice water and knead the dough until the water has dissolved.  You can make the ice water with ice cubes. 
3. Next shape the dough into a ball and put it in the fridge for at least 30 minutes. In the mean time put some flour on the surface that you're going to use. And get your dough roller ready.  Don't put too much flour on the surface. You'll have to roll the dough more than once and you don't want the dough to become dry.

Making the mince pies

1. Roll 3/4 of the dough approximately 3mm thick and cut out circles with a cookie cutter or a glass. The circle should be a little larger than the holes in your cupcake pan.  You can roll the left over dough another time to create more circles. 
2. Lay a circle over each cupcake hole and gently press the dough in the hole to make the cupcake shape. 
3. Next fill them with the mince meat.
4. Now roll the rest of the dough and cut out any shape you like. I made some Christmas trees and stars with a knife. But it's easier to use a cookie cutter if you have one. 
5. Put a fun shape on top of each mince pie.
6. Bake the mince pies for approximately 30 minutes on 220°C until they become a little brow. The dough is still a little soft when you take them out of the oven. The dough will become crispy when they've cooled a little. 
7. Sprinkle some icing sugar on the mince pies or add some vegan whipped cream

Enjoy!