Mince Pies Recipe Ingredients:
Either make your own mincemeat as follows or buy a jar ready made
1 lb (500 g) seeded raisins
1 lb (500 g) currants
½ lb (250 g) finely ground beef suet
Rind of 2 lemons
½ lb (250 g) candied orange peel
½ lb (250 g) candied citron
12 oz (375 g) sugar
2 lbs (1 kg) green apples, peeled
½ tsp (3 ML) nutmeg
½ tsp (3 ML) cinnamon
½ cup (120 ML) brandy or rum
1 Tbsp (15 ML) salt
1 pastry recipe
Cooking Time:1hr 30m
Serves: 8
Instructions:
Heat the oven to 425 degrees F or 220 degrees C
Line large pie tin with pastry or line small patty tins with pastry for traditional British Mince Pies
Mix all ingredients together and pour into pastry cases
Place on a baking sheet.
Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour. Remove from oven and put on a wire rack and leave to cool. Mince Pies Recipe |
