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Make-ahead mince pies
Make-ahead mince pies
A star rating of 4 out of 5.1 rating

It wouldn't be Christmas without mince pies, and you just can't beat homemade - these can be cooked from frozen for extra ease

Nutrition: per tbsp

  • kcal70
  • fat3g
  • saturates2g
  • carbs10g
  • sugars9g
  • fibre0.3g
  • protein0.2g
  • salt0.02g
    low
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Method

  • step 1

    Soak the raisins and currants in the brandy and lemon juice for 1 hr until plumped up, then drain and set the brandy aside. Mix all the ingredients together in the order given, then pour in the brandy when everything else is well mixed. Spoon and press into sterilised jars, to exclude any air (the easiest way to sterilise jars is to run them through a dishwasher on its hottest setting). Cover and leave for at least a fortnight. Will keep in the fridge for up to 6 months.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, November 2009

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A star rating of 4.3 out of 5.44 ratings

alicecdavey99269

There isn't much point in sterilising the jars first because the mixture relies on the sugar and alcohol to keep it from spoiling. As long as the jar is freshly washed and dried it'll be clean enough. Sterilising the jar is mainly for jam which is jarred hot and sealed to help it stay sterile.…

Philiphowellwilliams1978

Maybe I missed something out of the recipe, but it was very bland. The result was that the mincepies were like nice fruit pies, but not christmasy. It doesn't have spices in the recipe like other ones do. If i stir some through just before I use it, do you think it would improve it?

Coldeb 89

🤔..well its worth a go I guess, a touch of cinnamon maybe , I think you can also still buy ‘christmas mixed spice’ although I’ve not seen it for a while ( but then I’ve not really looked for it to be honest) Whats the worst that can happen ? …as the saying goes 🤣..good luck 🍀 😊

tessa.g.may72597

question

Can I reduce the amount of sugar in this recipe

dqwigginton04065

question

Can this be frozen

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goodfoodteam

Hi, thanks for your question. Yes this can be frozen. We hope this helps. Best wishes, BBC Good Food Team.

mrssharonjbrown84923

question

I have just got a whole grass fed organic lamb fron a farm, can I use the Suet from this for my mincemeat, so does it need some sort of processing first?

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