The Best Mince Pie Pastry
 
 
This is the most indulgent pastry you will make. The flaky, light and delicious texture will have you making this year in and year out.
Marissa:
Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: South African
Servings: 12-24
Ingredients
  • 3 cups plain/all purpose flour
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup double cream
  • icing sugar for rolling the pastry out
Method
  1. Rub the butter into the flour until it resembles breadcrumbs (as if you are making a crumble topping).
  2. Stir in the double cream.
  3. The mixture will be quite sticky.
  4. Form the pastry into a sausage shape and wrap in cling film.
  5. Allow the pastry to rest overnight.
  6. Take the pastry out of the fridge and roll out on a board dusted with icing sugar to prevent the pastry from sticking when rolling.
  7. Roll to your thickness and shape.
  8. Bake at 190 degrees until the pastry is light brown in colour.
Tips
For non-mince-pie lovers, you can always use the pastry to make jam tarts.
Recipe by Marissa's Recipes & Ideas at https://www.marissa.co/the-best-mince-pie-pastry/