Meatless Mince Pie
Instructions:
A real holiday treat!
½ cup cooked rice
½ cup seedless raisins
½ cup currants
½ cup honey
2 tablespoons chopped orange sections
1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
1 tablespoon butter
⅛ teaspoon cinnamon
⅛ teaspoon nutmeg
Sprinkling of granulated sugar
1 large egg white, lightly beaten
Prepared, uncooked double-layer pastry shell
- Preheat oven to 450 F.
- Grease a medium-sized pie pan.
- Mix together rice, raisins, currants, honey, orange, lemon peel, butter, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
- Fit shell into prepared pie pan. Spoon rice mixture into shell. Cover with remaining dough and press edges together to seal. Brush pie with beaten egg white. Sprinkle with sugar.
- Bake pie until crust is golden, approximately 10 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350 F; bake about 30 minutes more. Check frequently; do not scorch or overcook!
- Transfer pan to a wire rack to cool.