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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.
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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
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In a separate bowl whisk together the egg yolks, sugar and cornflour. Pour the milk into the bowl whilst whisking
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Pour the custard back into the saucepan and bring gently to the boil, whisking constantly, until thickened. Set the custard aside
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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
5
Using a star cutter cut out 24 small stars to top the pies
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Preheat the oven to 180°C/gas mark 4
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Place a disc of pastry into the bun tin and top with approximately 1 tsp of custard
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Top with 1 tsp mincemeat and then the pastry star. Repeat for the remaining pies
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Bake in the oven for 10-12 minutes until lightly golden brown
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Helen is a recipe developer and food blogger living in the Midlands with her husband and three children.
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