Wednesday 12 December 2012

littletree bakes...super special mincemeat



So it's day three of my special week of posts and today I have a recipe for one of the most important parts of a traditional Christmas here in the uk...mincemeat for your mince pies! Now I am not the greatest lover of raisins and currents etc but I will eat mince pies, my mum and sister on the other hand cannot stand them! So this year I thought I would make a very special homemade version without the bit's they hate...aren't I nice? So if you or someone you know is also a raisin hater then this would be a lovely treat for them this Christmas...


Ingredients
  • 2.5oz Dried Dates
  • 2.5oz Dried Cranberries
  • 2oz Dried Apricots
  • 1oz Dried Apple 
  • 1 Orange Zest & Juice
  • 1.5oz Brown Sugar
  • 1/2 tsp Mixed Spice
  • 1 Fresh Apple

(You can use any mixture of dried fruit for this recipe as long as it totals 8oz)

Let's Bake!
  • Chop all of your dried fruit as finely as you like, I like mine fine-ish but chunky is good too! 
  • Put all the fruit, sugar and spice into a large saucpan.
  • Zest and juice the orange into the pan too. Add an extra splash of suitable fresh juice (orange/apple) so the juice covers the bottom the pan and some of the fruit.
  • Heat the mixture until steaming (not boiling) and give it a good stir to combine all the flavours.
  • Turn the heat off and leave to stand. Stir occasionally until the fruit has soaked up all the juice.
  • Pop into a sterilized jar and store until needed. 

Making Mince Pies!
  • When you are ready to make your mince pies just scoop out the mix into a large bowl and add in one grated Fresh Apple, it adds a nice fresh zing to the mincemeat.
  • If you are making your own pastry for the mince pies a little tip I learnt from my mum is to add a little orange zest into the pastry, it makes it taste soooo good!


Tomorrow I have a super easy paper heart garland for you to make! See you soon x



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1 comment:

  1. Oh sounds delicious. My friend was telling me today that he adds a tin of mandarin oranges to his mincemeat. And he grates an apple in too. Must try all of these things! Liking your jars and labels. x

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