“Pan di Stelle” Mince Pies

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   – bring the butter to room temperature, then cut it in cubes;

   – sift the flour onto a large bowl;

   – sift the icing sugar and the baking soda onto the flour and mix well;

   – add the the butter, the eggs and the pinch of salt;

   – knead well with you hands till you get a dough (try to work the ingredient as quick as you can can);

   – wrap the dough in some cling film and keep refrigerated for at least 4 hours

To make the mince pies

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   – take the dough out from the fridge;

   generously dust the working surface with the cocoa powder;

   – lay down the dough in a form of a disc with a half centimeter thickness;

   – use a cutter with the shape of a circle to cut the bases of the mince pies (use only half of the dough);

   – use a xmas cutter, with the same diameter of the base, to cut the top of the mince pies (use the remaining half of the dough);

   – put the bases into the apposite slots of a mincepies baking tray;

   – fill it with a full teaspoon of Pan di Stelle cream;

   – close the mince pie with its lid;

   – bake at 165 degrees for around 15 minutes or till golden

   – dust the mince pies with ground cinnamon;

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