
‘I made mincemeat first week of October and it is maturing. I stopped adding suet to mincemeat last year when I made two batches, identical, except that one was with suet and the other without. When I served the two batches of mince pies separately, nobody could detect the difference in both batches of mince pies. Therefore no more mince pies with suet for us’
For my mincemeat you will need:
200g apples
200g soft brown sugar
2 teaspoons mixed spice
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
a pinch of ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg
grated zest of 1 orange
grated zest of 1 lemon
grated zest of 1 tangerine
juice of 2 lemons
juice of 1 orange
6 tablespoons brandy
50g almonds
50g hazelnuts
200g raisins
200g sultanas
200g currants
200g candied peel
100g cherries
Method:
Chop the almonds and hazelnuts. Grate the apples and place in a large bowl with the citrus juice. Add all the other ingredients. Mix all the ingredients and store in sterilized jars for up to a year.
And today I made mincemeat turnovers. You just need some filo pastry and olive oil.

Cut the filo in pastry length ways into strips depending on what size you want the turnovers. Place a teaspoon on mincemeat at one end of the strip. Lift the corner of the filo and fold diagonally over the filling enclosing the filling at the same time. This forms a triangle. Fold again until you reach the end of the strip. Brush the turnover with olive oil. Place them on a baking sheet covered with baking paper and bake at 200C for 15 minutes. Turn over and bake them for another 5 to 10 minutes depending on how crusty you like them.
I did not like the filo pastry I used during today’s tv show. It was a big let down!
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Juwon Kang
Oh no! Mouth-watering Maltese mincemeat?
Lea Hogg
Traditional mincemeat without the suet 🙂 just saw the message 😉
susanna rocco
This recepie is very similar to mine,instead of sugar I add some honey and lacto.
Lea Hogg
Sounds lovely 🙂
Carmen Micallef
Do you use lacto instead of brandy or use both please?
Maria
I made mincemeat without sued and it turn out good
Maria
I got 10kilo fresh turkey how long it take to cook
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