How to spices up canned mincemeat. ?!
I am going to make a mincemeat pie with Borden's None Such mincemeat!. I was just wondering if someone had some ideas on how to spices it up!. I know you can put Rum and Brandy in it, if using just one, which one and how much!? Any other dried fruit I should throw in, or spices!? Www@FoodAQ@Com
Answers:
Ground cinnamon and nutmeg would work well + a splash of brandy!Www@FoodAQ@Com
I am a former chef and make mine from scratch, and use many things, for processed mincemeat, try adding some grated apple, extra peel or raisins dates even chopped one, figs!. If you use extra booze, boil it down in some apple juice to remove most of the alcohol!.
If you make pies fine, I make tarts, struedel, even as a filling in a rolled shortbread cookie, or cut and folded sugar cookie dough, into triangles, four cornered square or thumbprint ones!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
If you make pies fine, I make tarts, struedel, even as a filling in a rolled shortbread cookie, or cut and folded sugar cookie dough, into triangles, four cornered square or thumbprint ones!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
This is my mom's recipe for apple pie (I've even successfully made it a few times!) You can make the crust or you can use a premade one!.
CRUST (recipe makes one double crust):
2 1/2 cups white flour
2 tbsp!. sugar
1/4 tsp!. salt
1/2 cup cold butter, broken into small pieces
5 tbsp!. cold vegetable shortening
8 tbsp!. ice water
Measure the flour, sugar and salt togetherl!. Stir to combine!.
Add the chilled butter pieces and shortening to the bowl!. Cut them in with a pastry cutter or knife!. Don't over mix them!.
Add the ice water!. Mix until the dough holds together (add a bit more water, if necessary)!.
Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface, knead it together, then divide in half!.
Flatten each half into a disk, wrap in saran wrap and chill for at least half an hour!.
Roll out one of the disks on a lightly floured surface until you have a circle that's about 12 inches in diameter!.
Put the circle in a 9" pie plate, trimming any extra dough from the edges with a sharp knife (parents only)!. Return it to the refrigerator until you are ready to make the pie!.
Add filling (see below)
Roll out the second ball of dough and cover top!. Use a fork or your fingers to pinch the edges together!. cut a couple slits in the top!.
FILLING
1/3 to 2/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Pinch of salt
8 medium sized apples (a medium apple = about 1 cup)
2 tablespoons margarine
Heat oven to 425 degrees!.
Peel, core and slice the apples!. Try to keep the size of the slices even!.
Mix sugar, flour, nutmeg, cinnamon, and salt in large bowl!.
Stir in apples!.
Pour into pastry-lined pie plate!.
Dot with margarine!.
Cover with top crust and seal the edges!. Cut slits in the top!.
OPTIONAL: Cover edge with 3-inch strip of aluminum foil to prevent too much browning!.
Remove foil during last 15 minutes of baking!.
Bake 40 to 50 minutes or until crust is brown and juice begins to bubble through slits in crust!.
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CRUST (recipe makes one double crust):
2 1/2 cups white flour
2 tbsp!. sugar
1/4 tsp!. salt
1/2 cup cold butter, broken into small pieces
5 tbsp!. cold vegetable shortening
8 tbsp!. ice water
Measure the flour, sugar and salt togetherl!. Stir to combine!.
Add the chilled butter pieces and shortening to the bowl!. Cut them in with a pastry cutter or knife!. Don't over mix them!.
Add the ice water!. Mix until the dough holds together (add a bit more water, if necessary)!.
Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface, knead it together, then divide in half!.
Flatten each half into a disk, wrap in saran wrap and chill for at least half an hour!.
Roll out one of the disks on a lightly floured surface until you have a circle that's about 12 inches in diameter!.
Put the circle in a 9" pie plate, trimming any extra dough from the edges with a sharp knife (parents only)!. Return it to the refrigerator until you are ready to make the pie!.
Add filling (see below)
Roll out the second ball of dough and cover top!. Use a fork or your fingers to pinch the edges together!. cut a couple slits in the top!.
FILLING
1/3 to 2/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Pinch of salt
8 medium sized apples (a medium apple = about 1 cup)
2 tablespoons margarine
Heat oven to 425 degrees!.
Peel, core and slice the apples!. Try to keep the size of the slices even!.
Mix sugar, flour, nutmeg, cinnamon, and salt in large bowl!.
Stir in apples!.
Pour into pastry-lined pie plate!.
Dot with margarine!.
Cover with top crust and seal the edges!. Cut slits in the top!.
OPTIONAL: Cover edge with 3-inch strip of aluminum foil to prevent too much browning!.
Remove foil during last 15 minutes of baking!.
Bake 40 to 50 minutes or until crust is brown and juice begins to bubble through slits in crust!.
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