Ingredients

Ingredients For the mincemeat

• 1 lemon, boiled for 1 hour until soft, left to cool

• 100g/3½oz raisins

• 100g/3½oz sultanas

• ½ Bramley apple or similar large cooking apple, peeled and chopped

• 100g/3½oz dried mixed fruit

• 75g/2½oz mixed peel

• 100g/3½oz suet

• 100g/3½oz dark brown muscavado sugar

• 100g/3½oz currants

• ½ tsp ground cinnamon

• ¼ tsp freshly grated nutmeg

• 1 tsp mixed spice

• ¼ tsp ground ginger

• 50ml/2fl oz brandy

• 50ml/2fl oz sherry

For the orange pastry

• 450g/1lb plain flour

• 1 tsp baking powder

• 240g/8oz unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing

• 1 tbsp caster sugar

• 140ml/5fl oz orange juice

• 2 oranges, zest only

• 1 free-range egg, beaten

• whipped cream, brandy butter or ice cream, to serve

Description

Recipe Uses 1 Lemon, Boiled For 1 Hour Until Soft, Left To Cool, 100g/3½oz Raisins, 100g/3½oz Sultanas, ½ Bramley Apple Or Similar Large Cooking...

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