Benjamina's mince pie pastry is just short and crumbly enough for the perfect pie but still very easy to work. Use the extra pastry scraps to decorate to your heart's content. To make the pastry ...

There are many varieties of mincemeat in the shops now, and most are suitable for vegetarians but do check the label. You can always customise a jar of mincemeat by adding citrus zest (oranges and ...

With a buttery, crumbly crust and a deliciously spiced mincemeat filling, these mince pies are ... Place the lids on top of each pie to seal, then brush them with the remaining beaten egg.

A bowl of sweet mincemeat pie filling - Rimma Bondarenko/Shutterstock For better or worse, the mincemeat pies of today are vastly different from those of Christmas past. The key distinction is ...

It wasn't the worst mishap, and if you're a fan of mince pie filling and crisp pastry, you would have adored them as much as we did. After all, I did declare them the 'heartiest' mince pies I'd ...

The pastry was crisp, had a shortbread flavour to it and held together well but because there was not much filling, the pie overall was too dry. Tesco’s regular mince pies are less than half ...

and there’s a big difference between a brilliant pie with soft pastry and a flavourful filling, and something that’s quite the opposite ("Let’s face it, bad mince pies are horrible ...

They were also looking for a good ratio of pastry to mincemeat so you don't end up with a half-empty mince pie, or an overload of filling. Also important was a pie that didn't crumble to pieces when ...

They were also looking for a good ratio of pastry to mincemeat so you don't end up with a half-empty mince pie, or an overload of filling. Also important was a pie that didn't crumble to pieces when ...

“The secret to this mince pie recipe is to jazz up shop-bought mincemeat ... plus extra for sprinkling One medium free-range egg For the filling: Two 400g jars of mincemeat Two tangerines ...

In fact, a MailOnline audit of 31 popular varieties has revealed that one brand of mince pie is more calorific that two entire McDonalds hamburgers. Aldi's 'Ultimate All Butter Mince Pie' may come ...