I love a challenge and we were recently challenged by the team at Salter to make mince pies! I love baking, but think I have only made mince pies once before. Salter send us some kitchen equipment to help and they even sent us the recipe (although I upped the mincemeat quote!).
The recipe was different to the one I have used before, as there was no liquid added to the pastry. This made it slightly trickier to deal with (crumbly), but you will be rewarded in taste later on, believe me! (I allowed myself one bite!).
Mr Hubby suggested I buy the pastry, but I don’t have a problem with making pastry (probably my cold hands!), so I always do it from scratch. Here is the process captured on camera.
Although the pastry was a little trickier to deal with than normal pastry, when I stuck to using my hands and the side of a knife it was fine o.k. In our temperamental oven they took 15 minutes, so I would check them around this time. The finished result…
The taste was fabulous! The best mince pies I have ever had, despite the look being a little rustic (due to the lack of rolling and cutting possible).
Disclosure: We were sent some kitchen equipment in return for joining in with this challenge.
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You make pastry by hand! Damn you woman is there anything you can’t do?! These look bloomin delicious and am feeling bad about my ready made puff now lol! Xxx
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Always hun! It is so easy, I am never sure what all the fuss is about pastry. Usually out of necessity, as not organised enough to buy any and be prepared 🙂 xxx
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Ha ha! I just find pastry really easy. The pastry was amazing, better than shop bought 🙂 xxx
It is quite rewarding to make your own mince pies, isn’t it? That’s what I tell myself after eating four or five with my cup of tea! I love my Salter scales, but yours look a lot more high tech than my basic ones. #TastyTuesdays
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They are so posh! I just wish I could have eaten them! 🙂 x
Oh I love a challenge, especially a foodie one and have no experience of Salter – this sounds great! x
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The Salter Equipment is fab and we love the challenges 🙂 x
I love making pastry 🙂 these look lovely x #tastytuesdyas
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They are very yummy huni xx
So impressed at handmade pastry! Beautiful post! Thanks for linking up to #tastytuesdays x
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Thank you huni! The one bite I had was yummy 🙂 x
Ooh Gabby and I were talking about making mince pies earlier – and I was thinking on second thought…it looks a bit tricky! You’ve made me change my mind, think we might even give it a go tomorrow while Dad’s at the football!!
hxx