Keep traditions alive on Christmas with these pies filled with spiced fruit mince Ingredients 2 cups (300g) plain (all-purpose) flour 150 gms (4½ ounces) unsalted butter, chopped coarsely 1 tsp ...

So which ones have that winning combination of buttery pastry and generous mincemeat full of plump, slightly boozy fruit? We tasted 16 traditional supermarket mince pies along with seven more ...

Originally, mince pies contained real meat ... becoming mostly beef-based until the fruit-only version was popularised by the late Victorians. If you’ve made a Christmas pudding or cake before ...

What’s Christmas without mince pies? This recipe from The Groovy Food Company boasts a whopping 15 plants (nine of which are fruit), so you’ll be satisfying both your taste buds and gut bacteria.

or extra fresh fruit like finely chopped apple or orange. Mince pies, once baked, will keep for a few days in an air-tight tin but the bottoms may become soggy. You can make the pastry ahead and ...

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Store bought ice cream, crushed fruit mince pies and a (store bought if you want) sponge cake combine to make a special dessert, a Christmas take on a bombe alaska. It is served with an indulgent ...

Traditional homemade mincemeat is a real treat for mince pies and it is so easy to make ... tea towel and allow to stand overnight for the fruit to absorb the juice and brandy.

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