Old-Time Mincemeat Pie recipe

Name: Old-Time Mincemeat Pie
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 2 h 55 min
Total time: 3 h 40 min
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon ground ginger; 2 tablespoons heavy cream; 1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie; 1 (16 ounce) can pitted sour cherries, drained with liquid reserved; 1 cup apple cider; 4 Granny Smith apples - peeled, cored and finely diced; 1 (16 ounce) jar sour cherry preserves; 0.5 cup butter; 0.5 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 0.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 0.5 teaspoon salt; 0.5 teaspoon ground cloves; 1.3333333730698 cups white sugar; 2.5 cups raisins; 1.25 pounds round steak, cut into small pieces; 2.5 cups dried currants; 0.5 pound chopped candied mixed fruit peel; sugar

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 45 minutes.

Step 3

Combine steak and cider in a Dutch oven. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer. Cover and cook until steak is tender, about 20 minutes. Remove steak to a cutting board; coarsely chop, then return to the pot.

Step 4

Stir in apples, currants, raisins, cherry preserves, 1 1/3 cups sugar, mixed fruit peel, and butter. Add ginger, cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon, and salt. Simmer, uncovered, over low heat until mixture is very thick, about 1 hour 30 minutes. Stir in cherries and remove from heat.

Step 5

Transfer filling to a container and allow to cool at room temperature. Cover tightly and refrigerate for at least 1 week before using.

Step 6

Line a 9-inch pie dish with 1 pastry crust. Spoon filling into crust and cover with second pastry crust. Crimp edges and cut several slits into top pastry. Brush with cream and sprinkle with 1 teaspoon sugar.