I've been wanting to make some mince pies for ages. During Christmas I even bought some mincemeat, but I never got around to it. So today I got it out again and finally made them. First I jazzed up the mincemeat with chopped pecans, minced apple, orange zest and some brandy.
Then I made the pastry, but since it was an English recipe and I don't even own a kitchen scale, I had a little trouble with the measurements. {Note to self: get a kitchen scale!} And I don't have mince pie tins, so I used muffin tins and just filled them about 2/3 with the pastry. Then I spooned in the mincemeat and topped them with stars.
After baking and a sprinkle of powdered sugar, they actually looked like something you might see in England. So we made a pot of tea and had a wonderful little snack on this rainy afternoon.
So here we are running a little late here Amongst The Oaks, but maybe next year I can make them before Christmas.
I've always been interested, even intrigued, by mincemeat pies. They look and sound good, but I'm a bit of a coward.
ReplyDeleteWhat, exactly, is mincemeat anyway? You've piqued my interest even further, now I'm going to have to investigate.
Yours look so yummy, by the way!
Lovely. I grew up in England and haven't had them since I was a girl. Any chance you could post the recipe????
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