Mince pies

Recipes, Cooking tips and maybe some 'Home Made' secrets !
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stace
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I love all of those mince pies, xmas cake and pud!

I have been getting the sainsburys ones taste the diff they have added brandy! :razz: i think 2 for £3 going to get 4 lots and freeze em! No time to make my own this year going to make sausage rolls though! )t'

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MINCE PIES ARE THE BEST!!!

Much to my utter horror after I gave birth to our daughter 2.5yrs ago I become wheat intolerant............ I now watch others eating them and begin to drool! wheat free pastry is no where near as good.

Budgens mince pies were always the best and they always do a deal, 2 boxs for £2.
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Hi

Its official pastry is the staff of life, that must be hard being wheat intolerant.

Home made sausage rolls did someone mention, wow.

My friends are all size 10 i am a good 14/16. And they moan about partners and boyfriends, i always say that food is an all consuming love, and its the greatest love of all.

i have said this it a couple of threads but christmas is a time of gluttony, and overindulging thats probably why i love it, i love been full and you just can't eat another thing apart from a couple of chocs, and its great being completely inactive, just loafing around.

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There's always room for more chocs! LOL )t' (f+
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Being vicars wife and new to parish thought I should make an effort and make mince pies to have after carol service! soooo usually my pastry is ok but for this event I wanted it to be excellent. 5 dozen pies later I think I have finally cracked it, they are lovely!

What did I do with the all the ones that were not for public consumption? No, I did not eat all of them, but the hens are thoroughly enjoying my experiment!!!!! )c+
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Post by Nellie »

If you want to cheat and tart up some shop-bought mince pies, go to a chemist and buy a small dropper bottle (about 60p).

Then use the dropper to add some brandy directly through the pastry hole into the pie - scrumptious or what!

And, best of all, because the pies are already baked ... the brandy doesn't evaporate much, and all the 'goodness' stays within.
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Post by bluebell »

Good idea, Nellie.

Normally hubby makes a variety of mince pies, he gets all of his recipes for his pies from the BBC Good Food magazines.

Because our kitchen is not 100% complete yet we haven't got round to baking, so will have to go and get some from a friend of ours, Mr Kipperaling!!!! :-D :-D
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Post by Pucca »

My favourite!!!!

What can ii Say!!!

Miince Piies and Double Cream!!!

Fab!!!!

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