The best mince pie pastry ever? 29 November 2006 at 8:13AM in Old style MoneySaving 553 replies 190.1K views

pigpen

Pastry results are in.. researcher.. they are absolutely gorgeous!! .. thank you. I got 2 dozen deep mince pies and decided that really was plenty for this week so I made little jam tarts and lemon curd tarts with the rest so I have 2 dozen of those as well!!!

My daughter has just helped herself to at least 7!!

Definitely the best pastry I have ever made!!

Inkie, they should freeze for a good few months.. but why freeze them? just EAT them!! lol

High praise for Researchers recipe and thank you lovey.. it is delish!

researcher

Where are you? I'm coming for tea - I love lemon curd tart too :rotfl:

(Don't you think this pastry would be perfect for egg custard tarts too?)

Alfietinker

Right that's it. Saturday afternoon I'm making mince pies!

kethry

Alfietinker wrote:

Right that's it. Saturday afternoon I'm making mince pies!

only if you've finished the curtains for the spare room first..!!!

keth
xx

pigpen

I have curtains to make for the playroom.. 8ft drop for the french doors!! Oh the glee!!

I shall just have to get crumbs and jammy bits on my new curtains.

Number 1 sprog was rather impressed with his 'mince pie pasty' made with the remaning bits of pastry.. he even photographed it! .. then scoffed it.

Suppose I should do dinner.. *sigh*

welshcakes

My great aunts, god rest em, used to !!!!! the lids of their home made mince pies whilst still warm and use a teaspoon to pour over a little drambuie. I guess it would work with most liquers

piratess

hhhmmm wish i had kept my pastry and mince pie success to myself !!!! My dad has talked me into making some whilst we are down there for xmas!!! so thats me busy for a day or so baking LOL ..

i dont mind cos mums doin xmas dinner! ... as long as i put brandy in them dad says he'll have some LOL

maryb

I made my Christmas pudding last week and when I took it out of the pan there was a lot of clear white fat on top of the steaming water. It smelt gorgeous - all spicy and fruity and Christmassy so I saved it and used it with an equal quantity of butter to make pastry for mince pies. it didn't make a large batch but it tasted wonderful

pigpen

ok... so guess who got the job of baking mince pies for college next week????

ggggrrrrrr I knew I should have stuck with the poinsonous recipe that made the neighbours sick!

Alfietinker

Hi, I just had to bring this up again. I made these on Friday (I got 31 pies ) and it was the best pastry I have ever, ever made! Even my hubby who "doesn't like mince pies" has been scoffing them!!!! Thank you so much to Researcher and her neighbour.