Not really a sweet maker so just had a bit of fun making these for jude to take to work.
Ingredients
10oz Plain flour
3oz Icing sugar
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 Egg yolk
3 tbsp milk
1lb jar mincemeat
1 tbsp of Brandy
Lemon sponge topping
4oz butter
4oz caster sugar
6oz self raising flour
2 large eggs
2 grated lemon rinds
Lemon Icing
4 oz icing sugar
1 tbsp lemon juice
Make the pastry by sifting flour,icing and cinnamon into a bowl and rub in butter till it looks like breadcrumbs
add ground almonds egg yolk and milk and knead to form a soft dough,chill for 30 mins.
heat oven to 170 degrees,meantime roll out pastry and cut into 3 inch rounds and place in buttered tins.
Put mincemeat into a bowl and add brandy(be generous ""HIC" ) and stir together.
Add mincemeat to pastry cases.
Now,whisk butter sugar flour eggs and lemon rind together.
spoon lemon sponge filling onto mincemeat
Bake for 15 to 20 mins till golden brown and sponge is springy to touch !!!!!!!!
Add icing sugar and lemon juice together and decorate cakes anyhow you like.
Funtime christmas sweet snax cold or with warm custard.
Judy sez there mini bakewell tarts and scoffs em down,so happy days.
Enjoy "Happy Cooking Christmas"
Gazza
