I've been following this thread and intending to contribute when I get a chance. A lady in our village, who is married to an Englishman, was given a jar of mincemeat to make pies. She didn't have any precedents (and pastry is not something the Germans do, except flaky pastry from a packet).
She improvised and did a sweet pastry, adding an egg, similar to what JudeAS has just posted. It makes for a pastry almost like a biscuit, which keeps its shape well.
Myself, I always make a standard shortcrust pastry, but I shall try the orange juice and zest which most people seem to use with success.
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