Mince pies are a traditional Christmas food made with mincemeat or raisins and fruit wrapped in shortcrust pastry. The document provides a recipe for mince pies that uses butter, flour, sugar, mincemeat and an egg to make 18 pies. It asks how many eggs would be needed to make 54 mince pies and provides a math equation to calculate the amount.

1. Mince pies at Christmas

2. What are they?
• They are made of
mincemeat or raisins
and fruit
• With shortcrust
pastry, like a mini
sweet pie

3. Traditionally left out for santa

4. Let’s make mince pies!
Recipe:
• 225g cold butter, diced
• 350g plain flour
• 100g golden caster sugar
• 280g mincemeat
• 1 small egg
• Icing sugar, to dust
Makes 18

5. How many eggs would I need to make
54 mince pies?

6. Maths equation for them?