Mince Pie Appreciation

I will just make the cake in whatever pan I can find. Just won't look as nice. Nor as pricey.

Offtopic but.... Lidl Stollen. Fuck me!

Ohhhhhhhh yes..... the mini stollen are very nice!

I will just make the cake in whatever pan I can find. Just won't look as nice. Nor as pricey.

The kids turned it into this. Bastards.

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What has been seen ....

i'd actually be impressed.

doesn't really tie-in well with my plan to lose another 3kg before the festive period...

snaffled a quick 5 for lunch, 12 in total now

+1 for greggs
6 going down today, 3 thus far, three for afternoon tea in an hour or so

Just tried my first Greggs mince pie on recommendation of the forum - well impressed and can't see the other 5 staying in the bag for long.

Just tried my first Greggs mince pie on recommendation of the forum - well impressed and can't see the other 5 staying in the bag for long.

Me too! Very nice indeed, I think they put cinnamon in their pastry.

Pret a Manger comes out well in Bloomberg review

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-29/who-ate-all-the-pies-angela-hartnett-pret-a-manger-top.html

Bastards.

As its Friday I think you should all post me a selection of mince pies.........nom nom nom.

....and some English mustard.

Its OK I'm not planning on combining them.

No promises though.

I ated the box from Co-op. Nothing special. Haz pissed cream now so the next batch will be proper artery hardeners.

Last year the ones I ordered from Riverford were head a shoulders above any others I tried.

I'm going to give Gregs a try though - I'm intrigued by the hype.

must get a Greggs today

Had one from Ye Olde Bakery in Herne Hill today, far too much pastry and not enough filling

must get a Greggs today

I have 5 in my desk drawer! Om nom nom!

^^ cardinal mince pie sin

I ated the box from Co-op. Nothing special. Haz pissed cream now so the next batch will be proper artery hardeners.

Try the pies instead.

I am currently eating my way through a beast from patisserie valerie, it's around 2-3 inches deep. It's a serious amount of mince pie. Tastewise it's quite sharp and boozy.

doesn't really tie-in well with my plan to lose another 3kg before the festive period...

Ride more.

Simple.

anyone ever done/ seen a big mince pie or tart in the same vein of apple pies/tarts. I mean we have little apple pies and bigger apple pies/tarts, shouldn't it work with mince too? shouldn't it be incredible?! gf is going to try concoct one but just wanted to see if anyones ever seen it done before.

i'm becoming a fat fuck thanks to these bastard confections. must ride more.

Four mince pies in 24hrs. My farts are rancid.

Care with the mince pie flan, too much filling to pastry can be overpowering. Tell her to look up the Scottish Ecclefechan tart recipe.