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Dundee Mince Pie
Dundee Mince Pie is a traditional Scottish recipe for a mice pie on a pastry base that's topped with a cake batter made with ground almonds and orange zest. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Scottish version of: Dundee Mince Pie.
prep time
20 minutes
cook time
35 minutes
Total Time:
55 minutes
Additional Time:
(+30 minutes chilling)
Serves:
8
Rating: 
Tags : Baking RecipesCake RecipesScottish Recipes
Though this large mince pie is based on a fairly typical pastry dough the top is made with a sponge mix based on almonds and orange zest — both classic ingredients from the port city of Dundee.
Ingredients:
For the Base:
225g plain flour
100g butter
2 eggs
pinch of salt
4 tbsp cold water (about)
For the Top:
75g butter
75g sugar
1 egg
juice and freshly-grated zest of 1 orange
70g self-raising flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
30g ground
almonds
mincemeat to fill
Method:
Combine all the ingredients for the base in a bowl and add just enough water to bring this together as a fairly wet dough. cover in clingfilm then refrigerate for about 30 minutes. Turn the dough onto a lightly-floured work surface and roll out thinly enough to cover the base of a greased Swiss roll tin. Add a layer of mincemeat on top then make the cake mix.
Cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy then add the egg and beat thoroughly to combine. Now add the flour, baking soda, ground almonds and the orange juice and zest. Beat thoroughly to combine then spread the batter over the mincemeat.
Place in an oven pre-heated to 160°C and bake for about 35 minutes, or until the top is golden and springs back when pressed. This can be served cold as a cake but is excellent served warm with custard as a dessert.
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