Equipment and preparation: for this recipe you will need a 12-hole muffin tin and 8cm/3in fluted pastry cutter. Preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6 and place a baking sheet inside to heat up.

Using a fluted pastry cutter, cut out 12 circles a little wider than the moulds in the tart tins. Press the circles gently into the moulds. Place a teaspoon of mincemeat into each pastry case.

Divide the pastry in two. Using a 3 inch (7.5cm) fluted cookie cutter cut out 36 circles from one half of the pastry. Using a 2½ inch (6cm) fluted cookie cutter, cut out 36 circles from the ...