Festive Favourites: Day One-Mincemeat
Hello! Today is the first of my festive favourites, mincemeat. Mincemeat is something that really does get better with time, the longer you leave it, the more it matures, and the tastier it becomes! So it really is worth making it early, and leaving it to sit for a few days before you make some yummy mince pies! This recipe comes from the baking Queen, Mary Berry , and uses butter instead of suet, making it perfectly suitable for vegetarians, so its the perfect crowd pleaser! It makes 4 x 370g jars, so you should have plenty to keep you going over the Christmas period! Ingredients: 175g currants 175g raisins 175g sultanas 175g dried cranberries 100g mixed peel 1 small cooking apple, peeled and finely chopped 125g butter, cut into cubes 50g whole blanched almonds, roughly chopped 225g light muscovado sugar ½ tsp ground cinnamon 1 tsp mixed spice 1 lemon-rind and juice 200ml brandy Method: Measure all of the ingredients except the alcohol into a large ...