Mincemeat and custard pies

Helen Jessup

Snack
easy
makes24
50 minutes

PT50M

Helen Jessup includes custard in her mince pie recipe, making the perfect festive snack.

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My family loves a bit of custard with their mince pies, so instead of having to make custard every time they want one, I decided to add some custard inside.

200ml of whole milk
1 vanilla pod
2 egg yolks
40g of caster sugar
2 tbsp of cornflour
500g of shortcrust pastry
250g of mincemeat

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Pour the milk into a saucepan. Split the vanilla pod and scrape the seeds out and add to the milk. Bring gently to the boil

In a separate bowl whisk together the egg yolks, sugar and cornflour. Pour the milk into the bowl whilst whisking

Pour the custard back into the saucepan and bring gently to the boil, whisking constantly, until thickened. Set the custard aside

Roll the pastry out on a floured surface until approx. 2-3mm thick. Using a cutter just larger than the hole of your shallow bun tin, cut out 24 discs