Mincemeat Pie Filling
In the 21st century the classic ingredients in mincemeat pies are apples candied citrus peel raisins sugar and brandy.
Mincemeat pie filling. The filling for the mince pies typically uses suet which is an animal fat. The mincemeat pie filling should be poured into the crust and brushed with water on all sides. This requires finely chopped meat of any kind with slightly sweet taste derived from fruits nuts and lemon zest mixed with the meat.
This traditional mincemeat pie filling really includes the meat in the form of ground beef -- plus all the delicious other flavors of apples dried fruit spices brown sugar and brandy. It took all day to make she writes. 1 tablespoon lemon juice.
ROLL out half of pastry dough on floured surface and line 9-inch pie plate. Time to make the mincemeat pies. 1 ½ cups chopped walnuts.
I found this recipe for mincemeat filling on the Crooked Timber group blog website though Ive changed the wording some. Roll 23 of the pie crust out onto a floured surface. Combine mincemeat walnuts apples brown sugar lemon juice and rum in a bowl.
1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie. If you dont eat meat look for a vegetarian version or make mincemeat using an alternative fat such as cold butter or shortening. Proceed as directed above.
Add 2 ¼ cups water. Cook and stir 1 minute. Mincemeat is a wonderful pie filling with cooked ground beef chopped apples and raisins plus spices and juices for flavor.