Short Pastry for Mince Pies

You will need:

2 Cups of Flour

Pinch of Salt

2 Tablespoons of sugar

120g cold butter

zest of a lemon

Juice of an orange

Method:

Mix flour and salt

Cut cubes of butter into flour mixture and rub together to resemble bread crumbs

Add sugar and lemon zest and orange juice

make a dough and knead into a ball, place in fridge for 30 min

roll out, cut into shapes and place in your baking tin - add filling and top

bake at 180 deg for about 30 minutes

let cool and dust with icing sugar