Luxury christmas apple mincemeat

These are lovely served warm with mulled wine. MAKES 10 PREP 30 mins plus cooling COOK 20 mins EASY V ❄ 300g plain flour, plus extrafor dusting200g cold butter, cubed75g golden caster sugar1 egg, beat

With cosy season just around the corner, try one of these tempting treats that taste as good as they look

Apple butter Put 5-6 chopped dessert apples in a large pan with 150ml water, 150ml apple juice, 100g light brown soft sugar and the juice of 1 lemon. Bring to the boil, then reduce to a simmer, cookin

Originating from the Isle of Sheppey, this traditional dessert is crowned by golden fruit from the orchard

The latter part of the year has started to draw closer – trees are shrugging off their leaves, and garden plants are starting to slow down, while harvests are coming in thick and fast for us to enjoy.

Ingredients (Serves 6) ◆ 1.5 litres dry sparkling cider ◆ 50g light brown sugar zest and juice 1 orange ◆ 3 long cinnamon sticks, halved ◆ 8 cloves ◆ 2.5cm piece ginger, sliced ◆ ½tsp grated nutmeg ◆