Ireland

Christmas is still far away, but I want to talk about the experiment that I conducted last year and that of Regla to all our friends a 3 pack of mince pies, or one of the most traditional Irish Christmas docletti.

Here is the original recipe that includes the preparation of the Mince Meat (filled) and Mince Pies (small pies).

Recipe for Mince Meat

Ingredients:

• 225 g raisins
• 225 g currants
• 125 g raisins
• 125 g apples, peeled
• 125 g mixed candied fruit
• 50 g margarine
• 1 lemon, juice and grated rind
• 125 g brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon of molasses
• 1 tablespoon chopped mixed spices (cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, ginger)
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon of brandy or whiskey
• 15 g butter

Procedure:
Finely chop the apples.
Melt the butter in a frying pan and put to dry apples.
Add the other ingredients and mix well.
Put the mixture into sterilized jars without filling up the board.
Cover with waxed paper discs and seal.
Keep in cool, dark place, preferably not later than three months.

Recipe for Mince Pies

Ingredients:

• 275 g of flour
• 25 g of almonds, finely chopped
• 175 g of butter
• 75 g of sugar
• finely grated zest of 1 / 2 lemon
• Turlo 1 egg
• 3 tablespoons milk
• Mincemeat mixed with 450 g of 1 or 2 tablespoons of brandy

Procedure:
Mix the flour with ground almonds and butter in small pieces and mix well.
Add sugar, lemon zest, egg yolk beaten with milk and mix well until a homogeneous mixture that you will rest in the fridge for about half an hour. Roll out the dough on a floured board and cut into 24 rounds with a diameter of 7.5 cm and 24 other diameter of 5 cm.
24 lined or greased molds tartelette a special non-stick baking tray with 12 holes (in this case we will send you bake in two) with the circles of dough larger, Fill the center with a teaspoon of Mincemeat, being careful not to put too much.
Wet edges of dough, cover with the smaller circle, seal well by pressing with your fingers and bake at 200 degrees for about 15 minutes when the dough will become golden.
Sprinkle with icing sugar and serve warm.

Linked to the tradition of Mince Pies are numerous legends. I've collected for some more superstitious

• The mince pie is the favorite dessert of Santa Claus, so children should leave a plate at the foot of the chimney.
• Stir the mix Mincemeat clockwise as counterclockwise brings bad luck for the coming year.
• While eating the first mince pie of the season, the tradition is that it expresses a wish.
• The mince pies are eaten in silence.
• Eating a mince pie each of the twelve days of Christmas brings luck for the coming year.
• The mince pies should have a star above, depicting the Christmas star that led the Magi to the baby Jesus
• Mince pies, "mincers" or "minces" are rhyming slang for "eyes".