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Mince Pie with Meat I
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Mince Pie with Meat I

11 ingredients 6 steps 15–20 wikibooks
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

830
Calories
28g
Protein
54g
Fat
54g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 14 ingredients — the other 5 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Beef 100g cooked 250
Vegetable 1 tbsp (14g) 120
Lard 1 tbsp (12.8g) 115
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Apple 1 medium (182g) 95
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Fruit not in our table 0
Cider not in our table 0
Citrus not in our table 0
Mace not in our table 0
Pastry not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1815 g (4 lb ) lean beef , diced
  • 454 g (1 lb) butter , lard , or vegetable shortening, diced
  • 907 g (2 lb) white granulated sugar
  • 907 g (2 lb) fruit mix
  • 1815 g (4 lb) cored and sliced apples
  • 350 ml wine
  • 250 ml cider
  • 1 citrus fruit (e.g. orange ), zested and juiced
  • ¼ teaspoon ground mace
  • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 5 packets of shortcrust pastry dough

Directions

1

Sear diced beef in a pan until well-coloured (this can be done in batches). Set aside until cool.

2

Combined all ingredients except dough in a bowl. Mix well (this step can be done in batches).

3

Use the pastry dough to line 3 deep, greased pie pans (or 5 greased muffin pans , for tartlets) and create pie shells.

4

Place shells into oven and set to 150 °C (300 °F). Bake until lightly golden. Remove from oven and let rest until cooled.

5

Fill pie shells with filling mixture until level or slightly mounded above the rim. Trim with excess pastry.

6

Bake at 150 °C (300 °F) for 45 minutes per tray (or 35 minutes per muffin tray).

Recipe sourced from wikibooks

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