Most mince pie recipes suggest making the pastry crust with plain flour, butter, water and a pinch of salt, but one more old fashioned ingredient will help to elevate your pastry to another level.

Mince pies are “indispensable at this time of year”, declared Cork bakers FH Thompson & Sons in the Cork Examiner at Christmas 1890. Of course, there are mince pies and mince pies, some with ...

About Mince Pie Recipe: A lovely Christmas recipe for your friends and family. Mince pie is a sweet British pie stuffed with a mix of dry fruits, apples and brandy. Mix all the ingredients for mince ...

A bowl of sweet mincemeat pie filling - Rimma Bondarenko ... which are simmered down and loaded in a pastry crust. So, when did this pie, with origins dating back to the 12th century, turn ...

Festive jingles are roaring across the supermarket aisles, cinnamon is floating through seasonal treats and shoppers are already trying to get their hands on a turkey for Christmas. The Yuletide ...

Making mince pies is truely enjoyable. I used to think that making your own mince pies was a ridiculous notion. Believe me, it isn't. Sift the flour into a shallow freezer-proof bowl, then add ...

Whether you want to try an ultra-traditional version or a speedy modern bake, these mince pie recipes are the ideal December cooking challenge. Like cracker jokes and a trip to the pub on the ...

This lamb mince pie is topped with a hot water crust and is perfect comfort food for a Sunday lunch. To make the pastry, place the lard, salt and 135ml/4½fl oz water in a saucepan and bring to ...

And what better way to get into the festive mood than by making sponge topped mince pies which are a showstopper treat. Not only are they going to impress guests and loved ones over the Christmas ...

What’s Christmas without mince pies? This recipe from The Groovy Food Company boasts a whopping 15 plants (nine of which are fruit), so you’ll be satisfying both your taste buds and gut bacteria.

For savoury pies, StatsCan looked at Tourtière, where a meat pie’s crust is filled with ground pork, spices and sometimes a ...