Mincemeat Pie

Name: Mincemeat Pie
Ingredients: 1½ pounds (4 large) apples; ⅓ cup dried apricots or dried cherries, finely chopped; ⅓ cup dried apricots or dried cherries, finely chopped; 1 cup golden raisins; 1 cup currants; ¼ cup chopped crystallized ginger; 1 teaspoon orange zest; ¼ cup orange juice; ⅔ cup firmly packed light brown sugar; ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon; ¼ teaspoon ground cloves; ¼ teaspoon ground allspice; 1 tablespoon bourbon or brandy; 1 tablespoon bourbon or brandy; 2 tablespoons butter; ⅔ cup chopped toasted walnuts or pecans; ⅔ cup chopped toasted walnuts or pecans; 2 purchased refrigerated piecrusts or double batch of Piecrust Dough; 2 purchased refrigerated piecrusts or double batch of Piecrust Dough; 1 egg; 1 teaspoon water

Preparation info

Makes
1
( 9 inch ) pie

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Apples

By Julia Rutland

Published 2020

About

Original versions of mincemeat pies contained beef or beef suet. This modernized version skips the meat but adds a bit of butter instead. For a little spice, reduce the amount of golden raisins to ½ cup and add ½ cup minced crystallized ginger.

Ingredients

1½ pounds (4 large) apples
⅓ cup dried apricots or dried cherries, finely chopped

Pie
Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Peel, core, and coarsely chop apples. Combine apples, apricots, raisins, currants, ginger, orange zest, juice, and brown sugar in a large saucepan over medium heat. Bring mixture to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 1 hour.

Stir in cinnamon, cloves, and allspice. Simmer 5 minutes. Stir in bourbon, butter, and walnuts. Cool completely.