I first tasted these about 10 years ago when I visited a friend of mine in Wales and we went Christmas shopping downtown. The church ladies were serving these with tea, and I fell in love. Mine look very much like these, the same mini-muffin tims and star tops, although use a wee brush to put on some egg glaze. Did a very large Christmas dinner 2 years ago and put these out along with various-sized wine glasses half-full of lemon mousse; folks could have one or both. More glasses than guests and a little more than two mince tarts per guest. Despite all those folks looking dubious, the tarts absolutely flew off the table. The anti-mince pie folks just have never had the right sort.

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