Mince Pies

I love a mince pie. Its a British thing. As a child you are convinced they have minced meat in them and are revolting, revolting in only the way something can be revolting when you are a child. Now I can't get enough of them. I bake them every year, for friends and strangers and go around convincing people they 'really should try one, because they're not actually made of mince'. A born-again mince pie advocate.

This recipe is from Nigella Lawson's 'How to be a Domestic Goddess'. The orange juice in the pastry is what makes them so celestially light. I am ashamed to say I have not yet made my own mince, but one cannot achieve all ones life goals in one go, where would be the fun in that?!

Thanks Nigella, thank you Christmas!

On the Wedgewood Cake Stand (heart!)

Comments

[women who weave]

Yummy mince pies. They look perfect