Old Time Mincemeat Pie

Name: Old Time Mincemeat Pie
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 1 ¼ pounds round steak, cut into small pieces 1 ¼ pounds round steak, cut into small pieces; 1 cup apple cider 1 cup apple cider; 4 Granny Smith apples - peeled, cored and finely diced 4 granny smith apples - peeled, cored and finely diced; 1 ⅓ cups white sugar 1 ⅓ cups white sugar; 2 ½ cups dried currants 2 ½ cups dried currants; 2 ½ cups raisins 2 ½ cups raisins; ½ pound chopped candied mixed fruit peel ½ pound chopped candied mixed fruit peel; ½ cup butter ½ cup butter; 1 (16 ounce) jar sour cherry preserves 1 (16 ounce) jar sour cherry preserves; 1 teaspoon ground ginger 1 teaspoon ground ginger; ½ teaspoon ground cloves ½ teaspoon ground cloves; ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg; ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon; ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon salt; 1 (16 ounce) can pitted sour cherries, drained with liquid reserved 1 (16 ounce) can pitted sour cherries, drained with liquid reserved; 1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie 1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie; 2 tablespoons heavy cream 2 tablespoons heavy cream

Prep: 45 minsCook: 40 mins

Prep

45 mins

Cook

40 mins

Servings

Difficulty

Hard

Gluten-Free

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Ingredients

Servings:

11 ¼ pounds round steak, cut into small pieces
11 cup apple cider
44 granny smith apples - peeled, cored and finely diced
11 ⅓ cups white sugar
22 ½ cups dried currants
22 ½ cups raisins
½ pound chopped candied mixed fruit peel½ pound chopped candied mixed fruit peel
½ cup butter½ cup butter
11 (16 ounce) jar sour cherry preserves
11 teaspoon ground ginger
½ teaspoon ground cloves½ teaspoon ground cloves
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon salt½ teaspoon salt
11 (16 ounce) can pitted sour cherries, drained with liquid reserved
11 recipe pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie
22 tablespoons heavy cream

Instructions

1
In a Dutch oven, combine beef and apple cider. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer. Cover and cook for about 20 minutes, or until meat is tender. Remove meat and coarsely chop, then return it to the pot.
2
Stir in chopped apples, sugar, currants, raisins, citrus peel, butter and cherry preserves. Add ginger, cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon and salt. Let simmer, uncovered, over low heat until mixture is very thick, about 90 minutes. Stir in cherries and remove from heat.
3
Refrigerate tightly covered for at least a week before using.
4
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Put filling in unbaked pie shell and place pastry on top. Crimp edges and poke several holes in top pastry. Brush top with cream and sprinkle with sugar.
5
Bake in preheated oven for 40 minutes, or until golden brown.

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