There are plenty of foods that have become popular to indulge in over the Christmas period, but few can top mince pies. A well established staple of the festive season, the foodie favourite is a ...

10:58, Mon, Dec 9, 2024 Updated: 11:06, Mon, Dec 9, 2024 Head Chef John Scales at Audley Villages revealed three simple steps to make a delicious mince pie. "Add a unique twist by infusing your ...

Mince pies herald the beginning of the festive season: spicy, fruity filling encased in buttery, flaky pastry, preferably served with boozy brandy butter. Here, six popular recipes are tested, ...

As Christmas edges closer, we continue our festive series with two recipes that capture the heart of winter cooking – one sweet and steeped in tradition, the other savoury and made for family ...

Sure, you could just nip to your local supermarket and grab the 'finest' pack of mince pies and certainly 'taste the difference' - but there's something about homemade ones that just makes them taste ...

It's not a proper Christmas unless there are mince pies involved, especially homemade ones. Celebrity chef Delia Smith shared a recipe for making a traditional batch of the festive treats in under one ...

To make the mincemeat, combine all the ingredients except the muscovado sugar and suet in a large saucepan. Place over a low heat and cook, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes or until the fruit has ...

For anyone unused to the food culture of the British Isles, a mince pie is positively strange: a sweet pie, with a filling called mincemeat and containing, we would expect, minced meat — yet it does ...

So, whether you wait until 1 December to munch on a little pastry-filled bite of Christmas, or you're buying them as soon as they appear in the shops, remember to keep at least a few back for Father ...