{"id":7582,"date":"2015-11-20T12:05:58","date_gmt":"2015-11-20T11:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jameswhelanbutchers.com\/info\/?p=7582"},"modified":"2015-11-26T13:00:32","modified_gmt":"2015-11-26T12:00:32","slug":"mince-pies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jameswhelanbutchers.com\/info\/7582\/mince-pies\/","title":{"rendered":"Mince Pies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-7628\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jameswhelanbutchers.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/mince-pies.jpg\" alt=\"mince-pies\" width=\"225\" height=\"169\" \/>Beef dripping makes the best tasting pastry. Try it yourself with this great recipe for mince pies.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jameswhelanbutchers.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Mince-Pies.pdf\">Mince Pies &#8211; Printer Friendly Download<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Ingredients for pastry:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>60g chilled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jameswhelanbutchers.com\/proddetail.php?prod=6169\">James Whelan Butchers beef dripping<\/a><\/li>\n<li>65 g butter<\/li>\n<li>90 g caster sugar<\/li>\n<li>1 large egg<\/li>\n<li>250 g plain flour<\/li>\n<li>1 tbsp of ice cold water<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>To Cook:<\/h2>\n<p>To make the pastry:\u00a0Place butter, cold lard (beef dripping) and sugar in a food processor and blitz until combined add the egg and blitz for a further 30 secs.\u00a0Add in the flour and pulse for a few secs until just combined, and just starts to come together, add a little water if the dough appears a little dry.\u00a0Knead the dough gently on a floured surface into a disc and then wrap in cling film and refrigerate for 30 mins.<\/p>\n<h2>Ingredients &#8211; Makes 3.2kg (7lb) approx 8-9 pots<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Suggested mince meat recipe: Myrtle Allen\u2019s<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ballymaloe.ie\/\">Ballymaloe<\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Homemade Mince meat <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 cooking apples<\/li>\n<li>2 organic lemons<\/li>\n<li>900g (2lbs) Barbados sugar (soft, dark brown sugar)<\/li>\n<li>450g (1lb) beef suet<\/li>\n<li>450 (1lb) sultanas<\/li>\n<li>224 (8oz) currants<\/li>\n<li>110g (4oz) candied citrus peel<\/li>\n<li>70ml (2.5fl oz) Irish whiskey<\/li>\n<li>2 tbsp Seville orange marmalade<\/li>\n<li>pinch of salt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>To Cook:<\/h2>\n<p>Preheat the oven to 180c\/350f\/gas mark 4<br \/>\nCore and bake whole apples in the preheated oven for 30 minutes approx. Allow to cool. When they are soft, remove the skin and pips and mash the flesh into a pulp.<br \/>\nGrate the rind from the lemons on the finest part of the stainless steel grater, squeeze out the juice and stir into the pulp.\u00a0Grate the rind from the lemons on the finest part of a stainless steel grater, squeeze out the juice and stir into the pulp. Add the other ingredients one by one, and as they are added, mix everything thoroughly. Put into sterilized jars, cover and leave to mature for two weeks before using. This mincemeat will keep for two to three years in a cool, airy place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beef dripping makes the best tasting pastry. Try it yourself with this great recipe for mince pies. 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