Traditional Irish Mince Pies Recipe

mincemeat

🥗Healthier: homemade fruit filling

💰Cheaper: apple filling

Homemade filling can be lower in sugar and cost-effective.

shortcrust pastry

🥗Healthier: whole wheat pastry

💰Cheaper: store-bought pastry

Whole wheat adds fiber, while store-bought saves time.

In a large bowl, add raisins, currants, sultanas, and candied mixed peel.

Grate a Granny Smith apple into the bowl.

Zest and juice a lemon, adding both to the bowl.

Add muscovado sugar, cinnamon, mixed spice, and butter to the bowl.

Pour in Odryskal's whiskey and mix all ingredients together with a spatula.

Cover the mixture with cling wrap and let it soak at room temperature for at least 12 hours.

After 12 hours, transfer the mincemeat to a medium heavy-bottom saucepan and cook over medium-low heat for 10 to 15 minutes until it simmers and forms a syrup.

Roll out pastry on a floured surface and cut out rounds using a 3.5 inch cutter.

Butter a cupcake pan and place the pastry rounds into the pan.

Re-roll leftover pastry scraps to cut out smaller rounds for the tops of the pies.

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