Classic Mince Pies
This page incorporates text from the public domain cookbook Household Cyclopedia by Henry Hartshorne.
Medium
Ingredients
Everything you'll need to make this recipe
1
4 pounds beef, boiled and chopped
2
1 pound suet
3
2 pounds granulated sugar
4
2 pounds raisins
5
4 pounds chopped apples
6
1 pint wine
7
1 pint cider
8
Mace
9
Nutmeg
10
Orange zest
11
Pie dough
Instructions
Step-by-step guide to making this recipe
1
Combine beef, suet, sugar, raisins, apples, wine, and cider until thin enough.
2
Add mace, nutmeg, and orange zest to taste.
3
If not sweet enough, add more sugar.
4
Form pies with the pastry dough and filling.
5
Bake pies.
6
Warm the pies before serving.
Notes
- •Butter may be used instead of suet.
- •The apples may be stewed and the cider reduced.