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- Get 1-2 packs ready-rolled shortcrust pastry
- Make ready To taste caster sugar for dusting
- Prepare ⭐
- Prepare ⭐Mincemeat⭐
- Take 1/4 Bramley apple (peeled cored and finely diced)
- Get 1/4 of a lemon
- Prepare 3 tablespoons brandy (or rum or dry sherry)
- Prepare 45 grams light brown sugar
- Prepare 40 grams sultanas
- Prepare 35 grams raisins
- Prepare 35 grams currants
- Prepare 35 grams cranberries
- Get 25 grams suet or butter (cubed)
- Prepare 20 grams mixed peel
- Prepare 10 grams blanched almonds finely chopped
- Take 1/4 teaspoon mixed spice (not allspice)
- Make ready 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
These mince pies are the essence of Christmas for me - despite the name, not minced, and no meat. Just tons of fresh and dried fruit, some booze, encased in buttery pastry. Cut the butter into the flour with two knives or a pastry cutter, then add the sugar and enough ice water, just so the pastry comes together without falling apart. I will always cherish fond memories of my mother's and my grandmother's cooling trays piled high with freshly baked mince pies on Christmas Eve, ready to be packed into tins and brought out whenever friends popped in for Christmas drinks.
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- Scald off a 500 grams jar by filling with boiling water then emptying. Preheat the oven to gas mark 6/200°C (400°F)
- Add the juice and zest from the lemon with all the other mincemeat ingredients, except for the brandy to a saucepan and heat gently until the suet has melted. When done, heat on low for a further 10 minutes stirring occasionally
- Let the mincemeat cool completely, then stir in the brandy and seal in your jar. Leave in the refrigerator until ready to use. Any jarred up leftovers from this mix will be amazing next Xmas
- If using ready-rolled pastry, take out of the fridge 45 minutes before using. After 45 minutes, give it a further 10 seconds in the microwave then leave 1 minute to stand.
- Cut your pastry on a wooden board to minimise temperature change. Use a medium pastry cutter to cut 6-9 circles,depending on the size of your bun tray
- Line the cups of an oiled and flour dredged bun tray…
- …with the pastry circles. Use a small pastry cutter to cut lids large enough to cover the pies
- ..and fill with the mincemeat (about 1 tablespoon per pie)
- Wet the edges of the pies with water. Add the lids, trim and seal
- Pop in the oven for 35 minutes until baked
- Remove from the oven and dust with caster sugar while hot
- Merry Christmas 🎄 🎅 serve hot or cold…
The following is the traditional family recipe. Rub in the butter until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Finally carve and serve with boiled and roasted vegetables, mash, Yorkshire puddings, and gravy for a classic British Sunday lunch. Mix well until it has the same colour and consistency as milk. Tex's Classic British Xmas Mince Pies A British Christmas would never be a real one without a classic British Christmas cake.
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