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Mincemeat 04

Mincemeat 04 is built on All Purpose Flour, Salt, Sugar, and Cold Butter Cut Into Inch Cubes. Keep it handy for the next time you cook it.

Illustrative photo

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cup
• 1 tsp
• 2 tbsp
• 13 tbsp

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Mix the jars of mincemeat and orange marmalade together. Add as much alcohol as you want. Put the filling in a deep-dish pie shell.

2. 2

   Sprinkle sugar on the crust. Bake the pie for the length of time listed on the mincemeat jar.

3. 3

   Mix flour, salt and sugar in food processor fitted with metal blade.

4. 4

   Cut in butter cubes with five 1-second pulses.

5. 5

   Add cold lard and continue cutting in until flour is pale yellow and resembles coarse cornmeal with butter bits no bigger than small peas, about 4 additional 1-second pulses.

6. 6

   Turn mixture out into a medium-sized bowl.

7. 7

   Sprinkle 3 tablespoons of ice water over mixture.

8. 8

   With a fork, fluff to mix thoroughly.

9. 9

   Squeeze a handful of doughif it doesn't stick together, add remaining water, 1 tablespoon at a time.

10. 10

    Divide dough into two balls, one slightly larger than the other then flatten into 6-inch discs.

11. 11

    Refrigerate for 30 minutes before rolling.

12. 12

    Fill with your favorite pie filling recipe.