Best Mince Pie Recipe
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give me your best mince pie recipe, i always try making a fresh batch each year and they always fail. any tips ?
I would take a walk to Waitrose get the luxury range, buy a bottle of gin and put your feet up !!
haha i like the asda extra special range, my kids always try telling me they have to be homemade so i attempt them but they aren't nice. maybe i should blag them this year lol
HollyDolly22 my pastry is always hard. I cheat and buy the jusrol prepackaged pastry then buy some mincemeat and add some chopped cherries and a little sherry just a teaspoon and pour yourself one while you supervise the children making them.
Same here you can’t go wrong with the quality of Waitrose, for Me it’s not always about the cost it’s about the quality of the food for your money.
I will nip to Tesco and buy their finest mince pie's, they taste lovely and probably much cheaper than making them myself.
This is a small part of my mince pie bake that I do every year for friends and relatives. Thought I would get away with it this year but still have half dozen requests. I make normal, frangipane, crumble and Viennese
Wow ... those almondy ones look truly delicious!!!!! I'm not a great baker but do like having a go so am making my own this week sometime.
The only tips I could give would be to use more butter than usual. pastry is usually half butter to flour but I use a 9oz block to 16oz flour, the pastry will have a slightly greasy feel to it but will make a lovely 'short' crumbly pastry when cooked.
Make sure you use right size cutters so lid can fit and seal after using your finger to moisten round edge of lid with water before pressing firmly but gently onto filled case, don't overfill.
Brush each pie with milk or beaten egg, sprinkle with sugar (I use demerara or golden caster) and don't forget to poke with a fork to make holes for steam to escape.
My recipe that everyone loves so have to make about 9 dozen.
1lb plain flour
10 oz butter
4 oz sugar
4 egg yolks
Grated zest 1 orange, 1 lemon & 1 lime
Pinch of salt
Water to bind
This makes 3 dozen with lids
Mince beef, onions, carrots, garlic, Worcester sauce, few mixed herbs and a shortcrust top and bottom 
mmmmmm 
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