Expressive activity- Mince pie~

The following is the expressive activity for session 5 "How to let go of guilt and regret?" To check out part one of the session, please click the link here: "How to let go of guilt and regret?"

A mince pies is a sweet pie that traditionally served during Christmas. It's soft crust filled with sweet mixture of dried fruit and spices let people forget all the unpleasant things in life. On a cozy Christmas Eve, make some mince pies and learn to be honest and forgive.

Try to devote yourself to this art- making process, and you could post your thoughts in the comment section. It can be anything that comes to your mind when creating the work, or your feelings about the whole process. Enjoy and have fun~

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Ingredients

Mincemeat

Group1

Green Raisins ----------- 200g

Zante currante ----------- 200g

Candied orange peel ----------- 50g

Chopped almond ----------- 56g

Brown sugar ----------- 56g

Group2

Brandy ----------- 189ml

Shredded apples ----------- 150g

Softened Butter ----------- 40g

Orange juice ----------- 100g

Lemon zest ------------ half of a lemon

Group3

Clove powder ----------- 1/3 tsp

Cinnamon powder ----------- 1/2 tsp

Ginger powder ----------- 1/2 tsp

Cardamom Powder ----------- 1/2 tsp

Sea salt ----------- 1/2 tsp

Pie crust

All purpose flour ----------- 450g

Baking powder ----------- 1/2 tsp

Unsalted butter ----------- 225g

Granulated ----------- 1 tbsp

Cold water ------------ 90g

Steps

1. Mix the group 1 and group 2 ingredients together.

2. Cover with plastic wrap and let it stay in the refrigerator overnight.

3. Pour the filling into a pot, add all the spices(group 3) and stir-fry over low heat until the sauce is sticky.

4. While waiting for the filling to cool down, start making the crust. First put the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar in a bowl. Then cut the butter into pieces and put it in there too.

5. Knead by hand to make the mixture into the state below:

6. Add in the cold water to get the dough together until it looks like the picture below:

7. Let the dough stay in the fridge for at least 30min.

8. Roll out the dough with a rolling pin, then use a round mold to cut small circles out of the dough. Place the dough into muffin pan, fill in the fillings and then cut the rest of the dough into star- shapes and decorate on the top.

9. Bake in a preheated oven at 200 Celsius for 15-20 minutes.

10. Remove from the oven and enjoy!