Traditional Mincemeat Pie

Ingredients

• 2 cups beef suet, finely chopped
• 3/4 cup currants
• 3/4 cup rump steak, finely chopped (about 3 oz)
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup dark brown sugar, firmly packed
• 2 tablespoons brandy
• 1 1/2 teaspoons candied citron peel, finely chopped
• 1 1/2 teaspoons candied orange peel, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
• 1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg
• 1 1/2 granny smith apples (cored and finely chopped)
• 1/2 lemon, zest of, grated
• 1 double crust pie crust