Inspire me- 1/3 smll jar mincemeat

ragz_2

How about baked apples?
Scoop out the core from large cooking apple, fill with mincemeat with maybe some cinnamon/nutmeg and a sprinkle of brown sugar -
Bake in the oven, preferable in a deep dish (we use a loaf tin) covered with foil (we kind of wrap them loosly). OH cooks them and he doesn't remember how hot or how long for but I seem to remember having to wait an awfully long time for them! He just used dried fruit, sugar and spices but would work well with mincemeat.
Hope that helps.

VfM4meplse

Depends: if it contains suet I would definitely cook it so this dissolves, why not make a basic sponge less some of the sugar and mix the mincemeat in at the end before baking? This should freeze as well as any other cake, if you are desperate to get rid I find taking food into the office is a quick and effective remedy.

If it is a no-suet version, then mix it into custard and lightly whipped cream and freeze to make an icecream. Yum!

Jolaaled

HI everyone.

YOu all are just so amazing with your ideas.
Thank you sooooo much.

This is definitely teh best/most useful/friendliest board ever. Long may it continue.

Happy 2009 to you all.

thriftlady_2

Surplus mincemeat is not unknown at this time of year:D
Check out this thread from earlier today;)

Pitlanepiglet

ravylesley wrote: »

I'd make a 4 egg sponge cake mix and whack it in that as it makes a really nice substitute for fruit cake


Lesleyxx

I've made cup cakes like this with mincemeat and they were lovely.

septemberblues

ifonlyitwaseasier wrote: »

[FONT=Univers,Arial]i adjusted this and used mincemeat, i actually double the recipe (see notes at bottom)[/FONT]


[FONT=Univers,Arial]Old Fashioned Raspberry Bars[/FONT]
[FONT=Univers,Arial]110 g packed light brown sugar [/FONT]
[FONT=Univers,Arial]125 g all-purpose flour [/FONT]
[FONT=Univers,Arial]1 g baking soda [/FONT]
[FONT=Univers,Arial]0.8 g salt [/FONT]
[FONT=Univers,Arial]80 g rolled oats [/FONT]
[FONT=Univers,Arial]115 g butter, softened [/FONT]
[FONT=Univers,Arial]255 g raspberry jam [/FONT]
[FONT=Univers,Arial]Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease one 8 inch square pan. [/FONT]
[FONT=Univers,Arial]Combine brown sugar, flour, baking soda, salt, and rolled oats. Rub in the butter using your hands or a pastry blender to form a crumbly mixture. [/FONT]
[FONT=Univers,Arial]Press 2 cups of the mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan. Spread the jam to within 1/4 inch of the edge. [/FONT]
[FONT=Univers,Arial]Sprinkle the remaining crumb mixture over the top, and lightly press it into the jam. [/FONT]
[FONT=Univers,Arial]Bake for 35 to 40 minutes in preheated oven, or until lightly browned.[/FONT]
[FONT=Univers,Arial]Allow to cool before cutting into bars. [/FONT]
Double recipe. cut sugar to 200 g ad 80g oats and 8og ground almonds

tastes delish!

hth

I've got 2 jars of left over mincemeat, I am going to try this tomorrow, it reminds me of a cake I used to make years ago, I'm hoping this will taste the same as I lost the recipe. Sounds absolutely delish - I shall make it with gluten free plain flour - my first attempt at using gluten free plain flour. Can't wait.........................:o

Jolaaled

ifonlyitwaseasier wrote: »

[FONT=Univers,Arial]i adjusted this and used mincemeat, i actually double the recipe (see notes at bottom)


Old Fashioned Raspberry Bars[/FONT]
[FONT=Univers,Arial]110 g packed light brown sugar
125 g all-purpose flour
1 g baking soda
0.8 g salt
80 g rolled oats
115 g butter, softened
255 g raspberry jam
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease one 8 inch square pan.
Combine brown sugar, flour, baking soda, salt, and rolled oats. Rub in the butter using your hands or a pastry blender to form a crumbly mixture.
Press 2 cups of the mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan. Spread the jam to within 1/4 inch of the edge.
Sprinkle the remaining crumb mixture over the top, and lightly press it into the jam.
Bake for 35 to 40 minutes in preheated oven, or until lightly browned.[/FONT]
[FONT=Univers,Arial]Allow to cool before cutting into bars.
[/FONT]Double recipe. cut sugar to 200 g ad 80g oats and 8og ground almonds

tastes delish!

hth

Just wanted to check...do you use mincemeat as a substitute for, or in addition to, the jam???

ifonlyitwaseasier

as a substitute, for the single amount half a jar, for a double amount maybe grate an apple into the mincemeat to make it go further.

it really does taste lovely, i have requests from work peeps to make more!

Jolaaled

ifonlyitwaseasier wrote: »

as a substitute, for the single amount half a jar, for a double amount maybe grate an apple into the mincemeat to make it go further.

it really does taste lovely, i have requests from work peeps to make more!

thanks so much. Am definitely gonna have a go at this tomorrow (far too cold out in kitchen tonight..am trying to 'make do' with just the log fire in the living room!).

ifonlyitwaseasier

let me know how you get get on,

my next version will be the raspberry jam one, i'm being cruel and making them wait til the end of jan, they had a lot of hm goodies in december so i think i spoilt my colleagues!!!!