Christmas Special - Mincemeat
My mother in law makes the best mince pies, they are these tiny buttery shells filled with juicy, boozy fruit always topped with a small pasty star. The pastry is wonderful and short, but it’s the mincemeat that really makes it. I don’t think I will ever be able to replicate her recipe, so the best I can do it to go to good old favorites – Delia and Mary Berry and create my own recipe, my own special recipe that I can pass onto my children. Christmas Mince Makes 3x0.3l jars 200g (1 large) bramley apple 225g raising 225g currants 225g sultanas 130g mixed candied peel, chopped 225g brown sugar 50g toasted almond flakes 3 heaped tsp mixed spice ½ tsp nutmeg 1 lemon, juice only 1 orange, juice only 150g shredded suet 50g butter 2 bay leaves 250ml brandy Core the apple (don’t worry about peeling) and chop into small, fingernail size pieces. Place the appl...