675 g Fresh pineapple; peeled,
-sliced and
; segmented into
; eighths (1 1/2 lb)
50 g Demerara sugar; (optional)
-(2oz)
450 g Shortcrust pastry; (1lb)
225 g Fruit mincemeat; (8oz)
A scant 1/2 teaspoon ground
-ginger
1 Egg; beaten, to glaze
Preheat the oven to Gas Mark 7/425 ?F/220 ?C.
Sprinkle the pineapple segments with the demerara sugar, if you wish. Roll
out just over half of the shortcrust pastry, and put it in a 9-inch (23cm)
pie dish.
Put the mincemeat on the bottom and cover with the pineapple segments.
Sprinkle with the ginger. Roll out the rest of the pastry; then cover and
decorate the pie with pastry pineapples.
Glaze with the beaten egg. Bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven and
then for another 15-20 minutes at Gas Mark 4/350 ?F/180 ?C.
Yields
4 servings