Christmas Mince Pies with Shortcrust Pastry 🥧 🎄

These are proper Christmas mince pies. Buttery, crumbly shortcrust pastry, filled generously with homemade mince meat — not too sweet, not overworked, and nothing like the supermarket versions. In this video I show you: • How to make shortcrust pastry that stays short and tender • Why cold water and gentle hands matter • How much mince meat is just right • Baking tips for evenly golden pies • Sweet vs savoury pastry — and why I prefer savoury Simple technique. Traditional flavour. The mince pies I grew up with — and still love. Here are the Videos and Playlists that are mentioned in the Video. Mincemeat & Mince Pies Playlist 👉 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLn97RAtUadvm7BOuWV9TfPHckqdGqIpE_&si=XFpniNrICnraIfkd Mince Pie Smoothie 👉 https://youtu.be/FJWA3ajkag8 Sweet Mince Pies 👉 https://youtu.be/ZCzIBCjLb5U Puff Pastry Mince Pies 👉 https://youtu.be/237W1VZVlrY Egg Nog 👉 https://youtu.be/FKXJoEiVxaQ The Oven Details are HERE In AUS it's called The Breville Smart Oven Air Fryer XL In the USA it's called The Breville Smart Oven Air Fryer Pro 👉 https://amzn.to/4a1LiDo In the UK it's called The Sage - The Smart Oven Pro 👉 https://amzn.to/3KQ0JEs As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Ingredients *450g/1lb All purpose /Plain Flour *230g / 8 oz Butter and Lard *4-8 Tablespoons Cold Water *Sweet Mincemeat *Milk or Egg to brush on Tops *Icing Sugar to Dust 175C / 350F for 15-20 minutes 00:00 Proper mince pies 00:22 Shortcrust pastry 01:09 Binding the dough 02:22 Rolling & thickness 03:33 Tins & shaping 04:37 Filling the pies 05:29 Sealing & venting 06:19 Baking 07:34 Icing sugar finish 09:19 Taste & pastry talk Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCKFt7y9MS8BjPlpVHAdYwA/join ☕️☕️ Buy us a Coffee 👍 http://paypal.me/ThanksSteve 📌 Stay Connected! 🌍 Website: [steves-kitchen.com] 📷 Instagram: [@steveskitchen] 🐦 Twitter/X: [@steves_kitchen] 📘 Facebook: [Steve’s Kitchen] Stay tuned for more fun content and don't forget to leave your questions and suggestions in the comments! Catch up on our Travel Videos all in one playlist ↪︎ https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLn97RAtUadvmtsSdELIbOWBurCTdFivW7 OR Check out All my Recipes ↪︎ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLn97RAtUadvnrUflqpFhQofoYUGrUThYt 🧡 Did you know? you can show your love and support HERE ↪︎ http://paypal.me/ThanksSteve It's really simple.. 👍 Thanks for watching 👍💕 Send a small monthly support through https://www.patreon.com/SteveOwens 🛒 Do you shop on Amazon? As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. If you use Amazon click this link. You won't pay a penny extra but we earn a tiny commission whenever you buy something. Thank you..🧡 USA - https://amzn.to/3iFHOZe UK - https://amzn.to/31Os6nS 🎬 If you'd like to know what gear we use, you will find most of it here. Also for a full list of our world travel kit, again using this link earns us a tiny commission, so a huge thank you. 🧡 USA - https://amzn.to/3gYfOQ4 UK - https://amzn.to/3g0R0Wu Thanks to the VPN that lets us share these videos 👍 https://surfshark.club/friend/QFptnzvF Our musical inspirations inspired by https://audiio.com/partner?oid=1&affid=914 #SteveOwens #Travel #foodie