The Best Christmas Mince Pies.

[real mad hatter]

Good Morning Folks.Only yesterday I bought a box of mince pies for Christmas but I gave in and had to have one last night.Mmmmm.It was filled with fruit & yummy mince meat & laced with brandy liqueur.OMG. Anyway,I just wondered if anywhere has them at WDW restaurants?

 

[wdwmagic]

No I have never seen one at WDW, or in America anywhere. Only at places that sell imported world foods.

I'm a big mine pie fan myself - covered in brandy butter of course.

 

[zurgandfriend]

Any type of dessert pie is hard to find at WDW, and as stated above not easy to find in the US, I have never walked into a bakery and seen them for sale. Most people that enjoy them here make them themselves.

 

[real mad hatter]

Whit the .... Let me get this right. No Christmas puddings.No mince pies.No Christmas crackers.Theres a huge opening here for the shop at UK pavilion at Epcot.

 

[zurgandfriend]

Whit the .... Let me get this right. No Christmas puddings.No mince pies.No Christmas crackers.Theres a huge opening here for the shop at UK pavilion at Epcot.

It would be great if Rose and Crown put pudding and mince pie on the menu and gave out cracker at Christmas.

 

[real mad hatter]

It would be great if Rose and Crown put pudding and mince pie on the menu and gave out cracker at Christmas.

Awesome,and when you pull the cracker,out pops yer bill.

 

[HouCuseChickie]

While I've never seen them at Disney, assuming they're on par (or even in the same vein) as the mincemeat pies my grandmother used to make...you'll see them in certain areas of the US, but it all depends on the people (and their origins) in that area. I loved my grandmother's mincemeat pies. YUM!

EDIT- had to jog my memory a bit, but even Mrs. Smith's makes a very commercialized version of a mince pie...
http://www.mrssmiths.com/products/flavors/mince.htm

 

[real mad hatter]

While I've never seen them at Disney, assuming they're on par (or even in the same vein) as the mincemeat pies my grandmother used to make...you'll see them in certain areas of the US, but it all depends on the people (and their origins) in that area. I loved my grandmother's mincemeat pies. YUM!

EDIT- had to jog my memory a bit, but even Mrs. Smith's makes a very commercialized version of a mince pie...
http://www.mrssmiths.com/products/flavors/mince.htm

Yes,mincemeat pies are awesome.

 

[Phonedave]

While I've never seen them at Disney, assuming they're on par (or even in the same vein) as the mincemeat pies my grandmother used to make...you'll see them in certain areas of the US, but it all depends on the people (and their origins) in that area. I loved my grandmother's mincemeat pies. YUM!

EDIT- had to jog my memory a bit, but even Mrs. Smith's makes a very commercialized version of a mince pie...
http://www.mrssmiths.com/products/flavors/mince.htm

Mince meat pies are not to popular where I come from. Waaaaay back, I used to work in a grocery store and one of the things I did was order frozen food. Our order book had a number of Mrs. Smiths items, one of which was "meat crm pie", which was right after "choc crm pie" and "bnana crm pie". One day for the hell of it I order a case. It turned out to be mince meat pies - I was really hoping to find "meat cream pies".

We did carry mince meat in the baking section in 1 quart jars. One of the slowest moving items you ever saw.

I happen to like mince meat pies, but I know very few people who do.

-dave

 

[sweetpee_1993]

I've only ever heard of mince meat pie. Never actually seen one much less tried it. I would try it although, I'll be honest, the name sorta throws me. What is "mince meat" exactly? Like what critter is it? Is it pieces-n-parts like hot dogs or bologna or does it come from a legit, name-able part of the critter? The descriptions here sorta throw me a bit, too. I've heard of and eaten "Shepard's Pie" but that's not a dessert food. It's hard to imagine a meat in an actual pie served as a dessert. Then again, sausage tastes good with maple syrup on it so I guess meat with something sweet could work. I don't know that I'd eat sausage with syrup for dessert, tho.

Hatter, for Christmas desserts my family is big on homemade (from scratch) cheesecakes, cakes, cookies, pastries, and pies. My mother-in-law has a fantastic recipe for pecan pie she got from Oak Alley Plantation near New Orleans that she usually makes. I hate pecans but that pie is freakin' good! My mom makes Christmas cookies for days, many varieties of textures and flavors. I used to make huge cakes with homemade frostings & fillings (my favorite was always my death-by-chocolate combo). I've also made cheesecakes from scratch but not often because they're very labor intensive. I make a chocolate chip cookie that will melt in your mouth but I have to chase people out of the kitchen when baking or the cookie plate won't end up with anything on it. Last Christmas I made a huge batch of caramel apple layered cookie bars that came out pretty good. The kids just pig out on the candy in their stockings.

Our usual Christmas morning breakfast is always some form of a sweet treat like gooey cinnamon rolls and orange danish (pre-made rolls bought in the cold food section at the store) and Sister Shubert's pre-made sausage rolls. Yes, fast is paramount when kids young & old are itching to exchange gifts. When I do actually bake for Christmas breakfast I go with my Gramma's recipe for Monkey Bread. No, no monkeys go into it. LOL!

 

[Phonedave]

Sweetpea

"Mince" is what our friends across the pond call "chop meat" or "ground beef". Mince meat traditionaly is a lot of dried fruit (currants, citron, rasins (saltanas for those in the UK), etc) and some minced beef or beef fat, and brandy. There is a lot more fruit than beef/fat. If you go into a store today and buy a mice meat pie, or a jar of mine meat chances are very good there is no meat in it at all, just fruit and brandy.

I love monkey bread, but it is so bad for me. For mornings when I have to feed a lot of people, all at the same time, quickly - french toast casserole. Make your normal french toast batter, get a sturdy bread like a baguette, slice it and layer the slices in a baking dish. Dont put them flat, sort of angle them on each other. Add your french toast batter and whip the whole thing in the oven (you can even prep it the night before and put it in the fridge). It bakes up it about 30 minutes, enough time to put a baking tray of bacon in the oven as well, and make some coffee.

-dave

 

[real mad hatter]

Dave,spot on.Lots of fruit and brandy.yummy.

 

[sweetpee_1993]

Thanks, Dave! I can totally handle some fruit & brandy! I hear ya on the monkey bread. I can't eat it without butter which makes bad into worse. The french toast casserole sounds good and much easier than the monkey bread. Will have to try that!

 

[acrab3t]

I have never seen them at Disney and we typically go there over the Christmas season. The only place I have seen them here in the states is my Mum's kitchen. She bakes them herself. We are lucky enough to find mincemeat at the local grocery store. Now I am drooling thinking about them smothered in brandy butter. Good times!