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Presentation of a portion of the prepared portions. Small mince pies with dark spicy fruits, each with a flat muffle in golden shortbread paste, wide thumb and simple wrist line. Fruit visible around, no erect pieces or icing.
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Cute & Kawaii / Tarts & crisps

Mince pies with little mittens

A recipe by CakeChristmas / Updated on 30 October 2026.

A small figure of mitten replaces the star-shaped lid and leaves visible spicy fruits.

12 tartlets of 7 cm, muffles shortbread lying / Compote of dried fruits then cooking in shortbread background

12Indicative portions
50 minPreparation
35 minBaking
1 hour 30 minutesRest & Cooling
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A small figure of mitten replaces the star-shaped lid and leaves visible spicy fruits.

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Preparation

  1. Cut the peeled apple into small dice. Cook 10 minutes over low heat with raisins, candied orange, brown sugar, juice, cinnamon and 20 g of butter. Allow to cool; the mixture should be thick, without free juice.
  2. Rub the flour, cold butter, icing sugar and salt together to a fine breadcrumb texture. Add the egg, bring the dough together and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
  3. Spread on 3 mm, cut twelve 9 cm discs and twelve small 5 cm mittens with a 1 cm wide inch. Mark a line at the base of each muffle for the wrist, without cutting the dough. Dig the twelve footprints with the discs; re-spread the offcuts if necessary.
  4. Fill with cold trim up to 5 mm from the edge. Lay a moufle flat on each tartlet, fully supported by the fruit. Cook for 20 to 25 minutes at 180 °C, until golden brown.
  5. Wait 10 minutes and then unmold gently and let cool on rack.

Preserve and Serve

3 days in a box in the refrigerator; heat 5 minutes to 150 °C.

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  • Preheat the oven according to the plug and prepare the mold before mixing the last ingredients.
  • Uses the dimensions and cooking mode indicated: a higher or wider mold changes the cooking of the center.
  • Follow the visual cues of step by step in addition to the duration. Respect the intended cooling before unmoulding or decorating.

Substitutions and variations

Blond or brown raisins can be used at the same weight; retains the soaking step when it is planned.

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