Sweet Mince

Sweet Mince

A mixture of spiced and finely chopped fruits including apples, raisins and candied peel.

Ingridients

Take a lemon, 100g/3½oz of raisins, 100g/3½oz of sultanas, ½ a Bramley apple peeled and chopped, 100g/3½oz of dried mixed fruit, 75g/2½oz of mixed peel, 100g/3½oz of beef suet, 100g/3½oz of dark brown muscavado sugar , 100g/3½oz of currants, ½ a tsp of ground cinnamon, a ¼ tsp of freshly grated nutmeg, a 1 tsp of mixed spice, a ¼ tsp of ground ginger, 50ml/2fl oz of brandy and 50ml/2fl oz of sherry.

Method

Boil the whole lemon for an hour until soft. Allow to cool. Quarter and remove all of the pips. Core and dice the apple. Place the lemon, raisins, sultanas, mixed peel and apple into a processor. Whiz to a paste. Add the suet, muscavado sugar, currants, cinnamon, nutmeg, mixed spice, ground ginger, brandy and sherry. Blend with a spoon until the mixture is combined. Allow to rest in a fridge overnight. Use as required.

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