Mince Pie

Name: Mince Pie
Ingredients: 1 1/4 pounds beef round or leftover roast; 1/4 pound suet; 1 1/2 pounds apples; 1 cup raisins or currants; 1/2 cup white sugar; 1/2 cup brown sugar; 1/8 teaspoon black pepper; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon ground clove; 2 teaspoons ground nutmeg; 1/4 cup brandy; 2 cups cider or apple juice; Piecrust recipe, recipe follows; 1 tablespoon butter

15 ingredients

10 steps

Ingredients

1 1/4 pounds beef round or leftover roast
1/4 pound suet
1 1/2 pounds apples
1 cup raisins or currants
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground clove
2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
1/4 cup brandy
2 cups cider or apple juice
Piecrust recipe, recipe follows
1 tablespoon butter

Directions

1

If uncooked meat is used, simmer beef 2 to 3 hours or until very tender, adding suet for last 1/2 hour of cooking.
2

When cooked, chop beef and suet very fine, into about 1/4-inch pieces.
3

Pare, core, and chop apples to make 3 cups.
4

Mix beef, suet, apples, raisins or currants, white and brown sugars, spices, brandy, and cider or apple juice.
5

Prepare the piecrust.
6

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
7

Roll out piecrust dough and line pie plates with pastry; fill each with half of meat mixture.
8

Cover with top crusts, seal edges, and slit 2 holes on top for steam to escape.
9

If desired, spread a thick layer of butter on pastry for flaky upper crust.
10

Bake until apples are cooked and meat is heated through, about 1 hour.