Air Fryer Mince Pies are the best sweet treat to make this Christmas. Quick to assemble and so easy to cook. A lovely shortcrust pastry case with a sweet fruity mincemeat filling cooked in the air fryer until golden brown.
Unroll your shop bought shortcrust pastry or make your own shortcrust pastry with my recipe.
Lightly dust a 6 hole fairy cake tin tray. I used 2 fairy cake trays and cooked them in two batches. You can however add the mincepies to paper cupcake cases and cook mince pies more at once.
Using pastry cutters, cut a base circle which is a little larger than the fairy cake hole on the tray so when you push it in it fills the hole.
Add mincemeat to the pastry, filling it up three quarters full.
Use the leftover pastry to make a lid. It can be a completely closed mince pie of you can add a shape so you can see the filling. I love stars for my mince pies.
Gently whisk an egg with a fork and brush the egg glaze over the mince pies.
Place the fairycake/cupcake tray into the airfryer.
Air fry for 15 minutes at 180ºC / 360ºF in your air fryer oven. Check after 10 minutes. (Or bake at the same temperature in a regular oven for 15-20 minutes until golden brown.)
Carefully remove the mince pies and enjoy.
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Notes
If you want to reheat your mince pies in the air fryer for 15 minutes at 180ºC / 360ºF for 3-5 minutes.Freeze mince pies for later - freeze before baking, then cook from frozen and add a few minutes to the cooking time. I recommend freezing the mince pies on the cupcake/fairy cake tray to freeze them in the right shape. Once they have been in the freezer for an hour, remove them from the tray and put back in the freezer. This way they will have started freezing and will hold their shape and take up less space.