Traditional Mincemeat Pie Recipe | Saveur

Traditional Mincemeat Pie Recipe | Saveur

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This recipe for old-fashioned mincemeat pie is adapted from the classic 1861 volume “Mrs. Beeton’s Book of Household Management.”

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Ingredients

  • 2 cups finely chopped beef suet
  • ¾ cup dried currants
  • ¾ cup finely chopped rump steak (about 3 oz.)
  • ½ cup raisins
  • ½ cup packed dark brown sugar
  • 2 Tbsp. brandy
  • 1½ tsp. chopped candied citron peel
  • 1½ tsp. chopped candied lemon peel
  • 1½ tsp. chopped candied orange peel
  • 1 tsp. fresh lemon juice, plus grated zest of ½ lemon
  • ¼ tsp. grated nutmeg
  • 1½ Granny Smith apples, cored and finely chopped
  • 2¼ cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
  • 1 Tbsp. granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp. kosher salt
  • 12 Tbsp. cold unsalted butter, cubed
  • 6 Tbsp. ice-cold water
  • 1 large egg, lightly beaten

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