Homemade mince for mince pies
Making your own mince may seem like a bit of a job, however all it takes is mixing the ingredients and giving it a little bit of time. If you try it you’ll never go back to mince from a jar ever again!
19 December 2017, 5:42pm
Rachel Zammit Cutajar
Rachel Zammit Cutajar
1 min read
Homemade mince for mince pies
Ingredients
- 4 apples, finely chopped (no need to peel)
- 50g slivered almonds
- 4 tsp all spice
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground nutmeg
- 120g vegetable suet
- 200g raisins
- 200g sultanas
- 200g currants
- 100g mixed candied peel
- 350g dark brown sugar
- 2 oranges, juice and zest
- 2 lemons, juice and zest
Method
- Combine all of the ingredients in a large mixing bowl and cover with a clean tea towel and leave in a cool place overnight to allow the flavours to mingle.
- Preheat the oven to 110C and cover the bowl loosely with foil.
- Place in the oven for 3 hours.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely, mixing every now and then to make sure the suet coats the ingredients evenly.
- Place in sterilised jars and keep up to 1 year or use for mince pies or Christmas buns.
Rachel Zammit Cutajar graduated in economics from the University of Malta...
