Mincemeat Walnut Pie Recipes

CLASSIC MINCEMEAT PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425 degrees F. Unroll pie crusts. Line ungreased 9-inch pie plate with one crust. Fill with mincemeat. Cover with second crust and seal edges. Cut slits in top crust to vent steam. Bake 25 to 30 minutes. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream if desired.

BEST TALENT ATTAINABLES MINCEMEAT PIE

Steps:

• Place the salt pork in a saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil, lower the heat and simmer 3 minutes. Drain and finely dice the salt pork. Set aside.
• Place the granulated sugar in a small saucepan set over medium heat. When the edges begin to bubble, stir with a fork until the sugar is completely melted. Scrape the melted sugar into a large pot. Add the salt pork, meat, broth, powdered sugar, raisins, prunes and cider. Bring the mixture to a boil, adjust the heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the sugar has dissolved and all the ingredients are well blended, about 30 minutes.
• Remove the cubed meat from the pot, place in a food processor and pulse until coarsely chopped. Return the meat to the pot and cook an additional 15 minutes. Stir in the salt, cinnamon, allspice, cloves, mace, nutmeg and citron. Remove from heat and pour the brandy over the top. (Can be made to this point several days in advance and kept refrigerated.)
• When ready to assemble the pies, preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Stir the apples into the mincemeat and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Stir in lemon juice.
• Roll three of the disks of pastry dough out to disks 11 inches in diameter and ease them into three 9-inch pie pans. Divide the mincemeat among the pans. Roll the remaining dough out to disks 10 inches in diameter and cover the tops of the pies with them. Trim excess dough and pinch the edges of the top and bottom crusts together with your fingers to seal them. Use a paring knife to poke a few slits in the top of each crust.
• Bake until filling is bubbling and crusts are lightly browned, 60 to 65 minutes. Serve warm or chilled.

APPLE MINCEMEAT PIE

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• Place apples, butter, and lemon juice into a saucepan over medium heat, and cook, stirring often, until the apples are tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Stir in sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla extract. Mix in the mincemeat and walnuts until thoroughly combined, and set the pie filling aside.
• Fit a pie crust into a 9-inch pie dish; pour the filling into the crust. With a brush dipped in water, moisten the edge of the bottom crust. Top the pie with the second crust, and crimp the two crusts together with a fork to seal. Cut 4 slits into the top crust for steam vents. In a small bowl, whisk the egg yolk with water, and brush the yolk mixture over the top crust.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes, then reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Remove the pie from the oven, and cover the crust edges with strips of aluminum foil to prevent over baking. Return the pie to the oven, and bake until the crust is golden brown and the filling is bubbling, 30 to 35 more minutes.