’Tis the season to eat and be merry! With this delightful mince pie biscuits recipe, you’ll be out of the kitchen in no time!

Makes 9 biscuits

INGREDIENTS
1 cup nutty wheat flour
½ tsp salt
⅓ cup + ½ tbsp coconut oil, softened but not melted
2 tbsp honey
1 tbsp cold water
½ apple, peeled, cored and grated
Zest and juice of ¼ lemon
Zest and juice of ¼ orange
1 cup mixed dried fruit
¼ cup apricot juice
Pinch mixed spice
Pinch ground cinnamon
Pinch ground nutmeg
2 tsp cornflour

METHOD
1. Combine the flour and salt in a bowl. Add ⅓ cup coconut oil and beat to combine. Add the honey and beat again until it resembles sticky breadcrumbs.
2. Add the water and mix until a soft dough forms. Cover the pastry in cling film and set aside in the fridge.
3. Place ½ tbsp coconut oil, the apple, lemon and orange zest and juice, dried fruit, apricot juice and spices in a pot over medium heat. Bring to the boil, then reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally until most of the liquid has been absorbed, about 8 min.
4. Mix the cornflour with 2 tsp cold water to make a paste, then stir it into the hot fruit. Set aside to cool slightly.
5. Preheat the oven to 160°C and line a baking tray with baking paper.
6. Roll the biscuit dough out and, using a 6 cm cookie cutter, cut circles out of the dough. Divide the circles into two batches. Using a smaller decorative cutter, cut a shape out of the middle of one batch of circles, creating the ‘window’ biscuit.
7. Bake all the circles for 10–12 minutes until golden brown.
8. Spoon 1 tbsp of the filling on to each of the bottom biscuits and sandwich closed with the top decorative ‘window’ biscuit.

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