Really not that successful Pork Mince Pies - Saturday 14th April 2012

Not a total success today, edible but I really wouldn't go any further.  The meat mixture was too grainy, and I overcooked the pastry, I used Dan Lepard's Cream Cheese pastry,.  Handy Hint: DO NOT OVERCOOK this really very nice pastry...it doesn't like it. It won't go brown and biscuity like hot water crust pastry, it will just go hard and dry.

 But fast forward a couple of days and you will see how I turned the leftover filling and pastry from this into something much more tasty!!