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Classic Mince Pies

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Prep: 0 min Cook: 0 min Difficulty: medium

Categories: Dessert

Tags: henry hartshorne, medium difficulty, public domain, recipes for mince pie, recipes using apple, recipes using beef, recipes using granulated sugar, recipes using orange, recipes using pie dough, recipes without cooking time, recipes without servings

Source: Wikibooks contributors (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook%3AClassic_Mince_Pies)

Adapted: Imported and reformatted by HowManyCookies from the cited Wikibooks revision.

Source revision: https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook%3AClassic%20Mince%20Pies&oldid=4517307

License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) · Wikibooks contributors

Ingredients

  • 4 pounds beef, boiled and chopped
  • 1 pound suet
  • 2 pounds granulated sugar
  • 2 pounds raisins
  • 4 pounds chopped apples
  • 1 pint wine
  • 1 pint cider
  • Mace
  • Nutmeg
  • Orange zest
  • Pie dough

Directions

  1. Combine beef, suet, sugar, raisins, apples, wine, and cider until thin enough.
  2. Add mace, nutmeg, and orange zest to taste.
  3. If not sweet enough, add more sugar.
  4. Form pies with the pastry dough and filling.
  5. Bake pies.
  6. Warm the pies before serving.

Notes

Butter may be used instead of suet.

The apples may be stewed and the cider reduced.