• Preheat the oven to 180`c
• Grease a 12 hole tartlet tin
• Sift the flour into a mixing bowl
• Add the butter and rub in until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs
• Mix in the sugar and the egg yolk
• Stir in enough milk to make a dough, then turn out onto a lightly floured work surface and knead lightly until smooth
• Roll out the dough and cut out 12 rounds 7cm and 12 rounds 5cm
• Line the tartlet tin with the 7cm rounds firstly, pricking the bases with a fork
• Half fill each pie with the mincemeat
• Brush the rims with the beaten egg then press the smaller rounds on top to seal
• make a small hole in the top of each pie
• Decorate the pies with tree`s or holly leaves made from the trimmings
• Brush all over with the beaten egg then bake for 15 minutes
• Cool on a wire rack then dust with icing sugar

Hope you all enjoy these Festive mince pie`s.  Merry Christmas from Christella`s Kitchen & all the very best wishes for 2012!