Pies Christmas

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Delicate, fragile shell with a hint of almond in the fruit filling, this pie, which in England is called the "mince Pye". The British love to laugh about their cuisine, but the answer of a true connoisseur is as follows: "It is much better than the fame". I suggest to check for example wonderful Christmas baking. One year I baked Stollen, cakes, but these cakes I liked his "unicity", delicate crumbly and not sweet dough. In this test a very pronounced fruit flavors and spices. They are not resistible!!! Lovely hotel close to the Christmas and New Year!

Ingredients for Pies Christmas

Step by step instruction of cooking Pies Christmas

Шаг 1

Prepare the necessary products. Dried fruit wash thoroughly, dry well on a towel.
Measure out the spices. To prepare the almonds ( I had almond petals, but for myself, I decided that next time I will pre-grind the almonds as in the original).

Шаг 2

Grate the zest from 1/4 lemon and 1/4 orange. Of them to squeeze the juice.
Mix with brandy and spices. Add the dried fruits, candied fruits.
Add the butter (in the original there is an internal fat, but where can I get a city person? because I replaced the vegetable oil).

Шаг 3

Mix everything carefully.
Within the hour several times to mix well for the best connection of all the ingredients.

Шаг 4

This mass is put into a clean glass bowl, cover with parchment paper and a tight lid.
Remove 3 - 4 weeks in a cool place to draw.

Шаг 5

On the day when it's time to bake cakes, knead dough from these ingredients if the dough is cool, add a few tbsp of cold water to the dough was soft and well rolled out.

Шаг 6

Kneaded the dough, wrap it in foil and put into the cold for 1 hour.
And the mixture in the coveted jar from the refrigerator, take out, grind (a must!) in a meat grinder or blender.
A medium-sized Apple wash and cut into small cubes or grate on a coarse grater, combine with a mixture of dried fruits.

Шаг 7

Chilled the dough is divided into two parts.
Roll out into a thin layer.

Шаг 8

I specifically took a photo with a rolling pin, to illustrate how much the dough has increased when rolling.
The thickness of the dough 2-3 mm.
Rolled without podpira flour, the dough slid down the counter tops perfectly.
The dough is very delicate, sand. To roll better in one direction, and not as the dumplings.

Шаг 9

Divide the crust into pieces, the number of which will depend on the size of your cupcake forms.
I used large muffin 7 pieces.
And conventional silicone mold - 10 pieces.
If all the pies were in the cupcake tins, the quantity would be 25 pieces.
You choose size.
Better, of course in small, two bites (to stretch the pleasure).
Cut squares of the test I lifted the table a wide spatula because the dough is thin and delicate.
To lay out the blanks on the forms, in the center of each stuffing: 1 tsp
Edge to bend the top is not gameplay, and in the overlap (it should just cover the filling).
Lightly pressing on them to fix.
You can cut the round-based forms, and then again roll the scraps, cut out the lids. The taste does not change. The options of your choice.

Шаг 10

Send in a preheated t 170 C oven.
Bake depending on power of your oven, for an average of 30 minutes.
The dough without sugar, so do not expect a strong Kohler.
Cakes should be a cream color.
After the oven to cool them to powder with icing sugar.
Can be Packed in a nice box in several pieces, or in a transparent each pie separately. I think that nice both.
All about the taste of these cakes will not leave you indifferent!
The cakes exceeded all my expectations in taste and aroma.