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Mince Pies de Luxe
Preparation info
- For
24
mince pies - Difficulty
Medium
Appears in
Published 1978
Mince pies can be rather dry but here the mixture of the spicy mincemeat with smooth cream cheese makes them a real luxury.
Ingredients
8 oz 200 g 2 oz 50
Method
First put the cream cheese and the
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I have the original book and have been making them every year. It isn't Christmas with out these mince pies.! Hopwfully my children will continue the tradition now they have left home.
Thank you for such appreciative words Nicola. Every year I am thrilled to hear that my mince pies are STILL being made, after all these decades since 1978! Happy Christmas to you and your family. Josceline
I’ve been making these for 20 years, they are the best. Even people who ‘don’t like mince pies’ come back for seconds. Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without this recipe
Thank you so much Sue. I'm continually amazed by the enduring life of this recipe which I first published in 1978 - in fact maybe it will outlive me! For the last few years I've added a raw cranberry on the filling before putting on the pastry lid and cooking which creates a wonderful scarlet burst of sharpness. And I've just made this year's batch adding walnut pieces to the mincemeat as well as lemon juice - perfect. HAPPY CHRISTMAS
A classic 'enhanced' mince pie recipe, still being enjoyed 46 years on from publication. I heard from the author, Josceline Dimbleby, that they are even better if topped off with a cranberry (as pictured) before putting on the pastry lid on each pie, and I can highly recommend that tweak. Look forward to these every year...
Thank you for helping to make my mince pies legendary Matthew. I suppose that after all this time they must be. I hope that people will still make them long after I am around! HAPPY CHRISTMAS X
Really good recipe. I used mince meat from another recipe, already made, but the pastry was fabulous, very short with a hint of orange, and the cream cheese added moisture. Will definitely do again.
So glad you enjoyed my mince pie pastry Alison. Next year do try and put a raw cranberry on the mincemeat (or the cream cheese too) before topping with the pastry - a variation I tried a few years ago and always do now. The cranberries burst their scarlet juices into the mincemeat as the pies cook, adding refreshing sharpness. HAPPY NEW YEAR.