Mince Pies Recipe (Traditional British Christmas Sweet Treat)
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Published 2023-12-11
www.linsfood.com/mince-pies-recipe/
** Makes 12 - 16 mince pies, depending on how thick you roll out your pastry and the size of your cutters. This will also affect how much mincemeat you end up using.
INGREDIENTS
Homemade Mincemeat
1 cooking apple, like Bramley about 200g (7 oz), rough weight
zest of 1 large orange weight of the orange – about 200g (7 oz)
200 g (7 oz) raisins
200 g (7 oz) sultanas
200 g (7 oz) currants
100 g (3.5 oz) mixed citrus peel (Amazon link below)
½ tsp mixed spice
200 g (7 oz) shredded vegetable suet or 180 g (6.3 oz) salted butter
250 g (8.8 oz) soft brown sugar
60 g (2 oz) chopped almonds
125 ml (½ cup) brandy
- non alcoholic sub this with 125 ml (½ cup) of light Earl Grey or Darjeeling – made with 1 tsp tea leaves (or 1 tea bag) steeped for only 2 minutes
The Pastry
250 g (8.8 oz) all purpose flour
30 g (1 oz) icing sugar
140 g (5 oz) salted butter
1-2 Tbsp ice cold water, if needed
Mince Pies
500 - 600 g (1.1 lb - 1.3 lb) mincemeat
2 Tbsp fresh milk for glazing (or 1 lightly beaten egg)
For Dusting
a little caster sugar
icing sugar for dusting
Mixed Candied Peel: amzn.to/3RkCOfu (affiliate link)
Vegetarian Suet: amzn.to/3GDQtJG
Vegan & Gluten Free Suet: amzn.to/4ads1wl
Pastry Tamper: amzn.to/41m0Tan
0:00 Intro
2:05 Make mincemeat
4:30 Make the pastry with food processor
5:25 Make pastry by hand
6:20 Knead pastry and chill
7:50 Roll out pastry & turn oven on
8:23 Cut out pastry rounds
9:41 Fill pies with mincemeat
10:20 Cut out shapes and top pies
10:51 Brush with milk (or beaten egg), top with optional light sprinkle of caster sugar (I didn't) and bake
All done!
All Comments (3)
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Cheers Lin. Made the mincemeat, it's resting now for next weekend. Couldn't find the suet where I am, so went down your suggested butter route. I quite like it, better than the suet versions I've had when back in the UK.
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Thank you so much for these. I can't get them here in Paris and I do miss them! If I make the mincemeat tomorrow, that should be ok to make them for Christmas day right?
