Mince Pie Appreciation

They should make mints pies. That's what I reckon.

A delicious post-Xmas dinner palate cleanser. I want a piece of this action - we'll be

(wait for it)

minted.

Apparently M&S 'the collection' mince pies (£2.50/6) came top of the Which? taste test. But I also have out-of-date mincemeat in the cupboard, so may have to make my own (with added booze of course) first.

Train wankering this morning as I'm feeling a bit rough. Gonna reward myself with a mincer from sainsbobs when I get to Vauxhall. Every cloud.

Could be a deeper filling but it's doing a job.

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Pastry to filling ratio looks way off on that.

Yep, definitely on the flat side. Perhaps my error was in choosing the "freshly baked" over the boxed long life ones...or just avoid Sainsbury's.

Their bog standard deep fill mincers are #bleachapproved

Also, I like that "mincer" is catching on

On the other hand, Sainbury's freshly-baked jam-filled doughnuts are spot on.

Fuck it, Greggs at lunch time.

Contrary to Scrabble's example above, the Co-op Truly Irresistible (allegedly deep-filled) all butter mincers suffer greatly from 'the gap'.

The upper crust (dashed with powdered sugar rather than granulated, but that's a different story) breaks through to a chasm of dead air before reaching the admittedly tasty boozy filling. The lid can be removed entirely to remedy this, but that feels unnecessarily involved for what should be a perfect handheld snack.

Of course, this matters less when heated, submerged in custard, and bludgeoned into a delicious mess.

Will move on to Sainsbury's deep filled with our next 'big shop' and report back.

The gap becomes an advantage when popping the top and filling with brandy cream, but otherwise it's a flaw.

I'm considering sticking some cheap pies into individual freezer-bags, mashing them all up and freezing into bar/roll shapes for winter rides. Will this work?

I bought a sixer of Konditor & Cook poshos yesterday.

Fuck me they're good. Tenner for six though..

Icewland are making a big thing of how their mince pies won some award. Has anyone had one?

I don't go to Iceland (my Mum does etc etc)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8ohiZ3EoN0

Greggs have just insulted the Christ Child, so make sure you get there before the flaming torch brigade.

You mean their minge pies?

When warmed up in a microwave,
inverting such frugal mince pies, ensures the crust gets a dousing of any liquid,
and
when pierced provides a caldera to hold the topping of choice, (plain natural yoghurt goes well).

Freshly baked Sainsbury's are better than the boxed jobbies imo. They are a bit flat but come in packs of 4 so not an issue :)

#rep

#morerep

#weirdorep

Hot custard and ice cream is the combination of the gods.

plain natural yoghurt

#ban