Whenever I spend the holidays in the US, I make my mom's mince pies. The sweet treat filled with dried fruit, spices, and brandy makes me feel like I'm back in the UK. They're relatively easy to make ...

Making The Wrong Kind Of Pastry Classic American pastry is known for being light and flaky, and it fits somewhere between a shortcrust and a rough puff. It's made with a technique that creates pockets ...

Medieval bakers at work in the 15th century - Hulton Archive Medieval mince pies were big enough to feed an entire family, documents unearthed by the National Archives suggest. Centuries-old recipes ...

Mince pies are everywhere at Christmas, but they’re a little bit like Marmite – you either love them, or hate them. If you’re ...

Mince pie (or mincemeat pie, depending on where you’re from) is an English pie made with mincemeat, which is a mixture of dried fruit, spices, spirits, and sometimes—but not always—beef suet (the hard ...

Crisp buttery pastry and flavoursome, well-spiced mincemeat are basic components of any good mince pie, but finding one that nails both elements is tougher than you might expect. To find out what's ...

Mince pies are a festive staple backed by years of tradition but the recipe has changed considerably through the centuries. For one thing, there’s almost certainly no meaty mince in your modern ...