Old-fashioned sweet mince pies

Shopping list

• Fruit and vegetables

  • 1 lemon, boiled for 1 hour until soft, left to cool
  • ½ Bramley apple or similar large cooking apple, peeled and chopped
  • 2 oranges, zest only

• Tins, packets and jars

  • 450g/1lb plain flour

• Cooking ingredients

  • 100g/3½oz raisins
  • 100g/3½oz sultanas
  • 100g/3½oz dried mixed fruit
  • 75g/2½oz mixed peel
  • 100g/3½oz dark brown muscavado sugar
  • 100g/3½oz currants
  • ½ tsp ground cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp freshly grated nutmeg
  • 1 tsp mixed spice
  • ¼ tsp ground ginger
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tbsp caster sugar

• Drinks

  • 50ml/2fl oz brandy
  • 50ml/2fl oz sherry
  • 140ml/5fl oz orange juice

• Dairy, eggs and chilled

  • 100g/3½oz suet
  • 240g/8oz unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing
  • 1 free-range egg, beaten
  • whipped cream, brandy butter or ice cream, to serve

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