Mince pies

[maria warwick]

Has to be Sainsbury’s puff pastry mince pies…… albeit this year they seem to be not available !🙈

[Silverhooker]

Lidl used to make mince pies with royal icing topping. Super sweet and lovely 🥰.  Don’t think they counted as one of your 5 a day though !!

[spudulike]

If in Hertfordshire, Days Bakery do about the best mince pies, not cheap but the best. Home made brandy butter all the way!

[rapalaman]

ALDIs are pretty good, along with stollen of course.

no to the brandy butter or cream though 🤮 - little bit of single cream or or on their own 👍

[sime42]

27 minutes ago, rapalaman said:

ALDIs are pretty good, along with stollen of course.

no to the brandy butter or cream though 🤮 - little bit of single cream or or on their own 👍

 

Yes to the single, double or clotted cream. That's all that's needed and cuts through the sweetness of the mince pies perfectly.

[PeteB]

Don't really do Mince pies, Christmas cake or Christmas Pudding myself. Can remember being extremely disappointed as a kid to get offered a mince pie and taking a bite to discover that their was no minced meat involved....

 

Mother makes hundreds of the things and they go to village or church events and are well received. 

[Bob_z_l]

6 minutes ago, PeteB said:

Don't really do Mince pies, Christmas cake or Christmas Pudding myself. Can remember being extremely disappointed as a kid to get offered a mince pie and taking a bite to discover that their was no minced meat involved....

 

Mother makes hundreds of the things and they go to village or church events and are well received. 

My only disappointing pie is one is the one that reveals a massive void inside and a measly smear of mincemeat.  Makes yer mouth dry just thinking about it........reaching for the Tea to wash it down.

[AHPP]

Love ‘em. The puff pastry ones are nice but I’m not sure I’d let a subordinate see me eat one. Church hall issue flat ones best dry. Supermarket ones with void: two in a bowl, microwave, double cream, burn your mouth.  

[Steven P]

16 hours ago, Silverhooker said:

Lidl used to make mince pies with royal icing topping. Super sweet and lovely 🥰.  Don’t think they counted as one of your 5 a day though !!

 

Oh, no, I can do 5 a day....

 

(6 and emptying the whole box would just be greedy)

Edited December 14, 2023 by Steven P

[sime42]

Just don't buy any stuffing from Tesco's. Unless you're partial to essence of moth.

 

Tesco recalls Christmas stuffing mix because it may contain moths

WWW.BBC.CO.UK

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The UK's largest retailer says a batch of Christmas stuffing may be "unfit for human consumption",