tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2904224777464805669.post73407591117566686..comments2024-03-28T08:13:39.823+11:00Comments on Laws of the Kitchen: Fruit mince pies for Jane Austen's 235th birthdayCakelawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17205068748520541380noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2904224777464805669.post-26393327748593115172012-01-05T19:39:36.271+11:002012-01-05T19:39:36.271+11:00@ Zola - thanks for the tip about making the tart ...@ Zola - thanks for the tip about making the tart shells - it sounds easy and I will have to try it.Cakelawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205068748520541380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2904224777464805669.post-24169034099933661382012-01-05T17:42:46.846+11:002012-01-05T17:42:46.846+11:00I always make my own fruit mince and peel an orang...I always make my own fruit mince and peel an orange as you would a potato, very thinly then simmer this in the orange juice before blending.<br />This version of pastry was a first for me this Christmas but everyone raved about it so I share it here.<br /><br />150g butter and 50g margarine (which doesn't have to be cold).<br />OR 200g butter in cold cubes<br />80g sugar <br />200g plain white flour<br />150g plain wholemeal flour<br />1 egg<br />pinch salt<br /><br />Combine this in a processor and when thoroughly mixed, put on the radio or some music and sit comfortably whilst you pull this mixture together with clean hands, roll into little balls and press with thumbs into the tart tins. Add your mincemeat then by the same method as the bases, (roll balls and flatten) make lids. You don't need any egg to make the pastry stick but you can egg wash the tops if you wish. I decorated the edges with the point of a knife. Bake 20 mins at 200º or 180º Fan. Leave to cool in tin 5 mins, then lift out onto cooling rack. Dust with icing sugar when cooled<br /><br />I find this much easier than the rolling out and cutting routine.<br /><br />This pastry is also good for any tarts, not just Xmas ones.Zola the Gorgonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07569877587588044249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2904224777464805669.post-53098125072147173382010-12-17T15:26:43.226+11:002010-12-17T15:26:43.226+11:00I'm sure Jane would gobble them up! Pride and...I'm sure Jane would gobble them up! Pride and Prejudice is my favorite -- one of the books I would take with me on a desert island. When I was in Bath several years ago, there was a museum exhibit showing the costumes worn in the mini-series -- including Mr. Darcy's white shirt!Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03451022014268712895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2904224777464805669.post-88673312856435413102010-12-17T13:41:57.776+11:002010-12-17T13:41:57.776+11:00Cute pies! Jane would love them.Cute pies! Jane would love them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2904224777464805669.post-88494526138078338732010-12-17T11:42:01.948+11:002010-12-17T11:42:01.948+11:00Mmm... Colin Firth emerging in his white shirt...
...Mmm... Colin Firth emerging in his white shirt...<br /><br />How did I miss this recipe in the Bourke St Bakery book? The fruit mince quantity is far more sensible. I ended up making +80 pies, eep!Emma @CakeMistresshttp://thecakemistress.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2904224777464805669.post-55190715945870664192010-12-17T06:15:40.705+11:002010-12-17T06:15:40.705+11:00Absolutely adore Pride & Prejudice! I fell in ...Absolutely adore Pride & Prejudice! I fell in love with Austen's writing with this novel and watching the BBC mini-series always makes me want to learn that old English dancing. Great post and tribute!yummychunklethttp://yummychunklet.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2904224777464805669.post-29355097340235059872010-12-17T01:33:40.724+11:002010-12-17T01:33:40.724+11:00what a fruity delight! i havent had a mince pie in...what a fruity delight! i havent had a mince pie in ages! YUMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2904224777464805669.post-29207279697444094772010-12-17T00:17:46.605+11:002010-12-17T00:17:46.605+11:00I love the look of your fruit mince! Yummy in tha...I love the look of your fruit mince! Yummy in that golden pastry.cocoa and coconut https://www.blogger.com/profile/03227052299306872437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2904224777464805669.post-54096172173136286322010-12-17T00:17:26.777+11:002010-12-17T00:17:26.777+11:00Dear Cake law I love jane Austen I think I read al...Dear Cake law I love jane Austen I think I read all her books are wonderful! and these fruits mince pies look delicious!! gloriaGloria Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03055543111865966546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2904224777464805669.post-13203509911273303562010-12-16T23:06:34.433+11:002010-12-16T23:06:34.433+11:00And Darcy's answer: "I cannot fix on the ...And Darcy's answer: "I cannot fix on the hour, or the look, or the words, which laid the foundation. It is too long ago. I was in the middle before I knew that I had begun." Ah, P&P, one of my favorites as well. Torn always between P&P and the witty bits in Emma. Love the little pies, so cute!Kaytehttp://www.grandmaskitchentable.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2904224777464805669.post-39367777080147983022010-12-16T22:24:02.674+11:002010-12-16T22:24:02.674+11:00My mom wants to make a mincemeat pie for Christmas...My mom wants to make a mincemeat pie for Christmas for the first time this year! I'm sending her your recipe.The Blonde Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00085499120024055465noreply@blogger.com