My Great Grandmothers Mincemeat Pie. Mix the water and cornstarch and add to the filling stir till it's thickened a bit. My Great Grandmothers Mincemeat Pie Hey everyone, hope you're having an amazing day today. Today, I'm gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, my great grandmothers mincemeat pie.
Mike and Carleen McCornack perform "My Grandmother's Mincemeat Pie" at the Emerald Valley Opry. Simmer the pecans and Thanksgiving / Christmas Mince Meat Pie filling, see my recipe. Mix the water and cornstarch and add to the filling stir till it's thickened a bit. You can cook My Great Grandmothers Mincemeat Pie using 6 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of My Great Grandmothers Mincemeat Pie
- You need 2 quarts of Thanksgiving / Christmas Mince Meat Pie filling recipe.
- You need 2 of pie crust 9 inch each.
- It's As needed of nonstick spray.
- It's 8 ounces of pecans chopped.
- It's 1 tablespoon of cornstarch.
- It's 1/4 cup of water.
One of the flavors of Christmas I will always remember from my childhood was my grandmother's mincemeat pie. The flakiest crust you could ever imagine, sprinkled with sugar on top, and enclosing delicious, spicy, meaty goodness. It was a highly-anticipated part of our annual celebration. If in refrigerator containers, fill quart size, zipper freezer bags with the mincemeat then place it the freezer.
My Great Grandmothers Mincemeat Pie step by step
- Preheat oven 425 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Simmer the pecans and Thanksgiving / Christmas Mince Meat Pie filling, see my recipe. Mix the water and cornstarch and add to the filling stir till it's thickened a bit. Let cool..
- Spray a pie pan with nonstick spray. Add 1 crust to pan. Remove all air in between the crust and pan..
- Pour minced meat filling into the pie crust.
- Seal the edges of pie crust..
- Put the top crust on top. Cut 4 small slits into the top of crust..
- Bake in oven at 425 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 minutes. Then reduce heat to 350 degrees Fahrenheit till crust are done. I baked mine a total of 28 minutes but times can vary..
If you want to make a mincemeat pie from the the newly made mincemeat: leave in the refrigerator container for at least a couple of days before using it. You can make a mincemeat pie in an unbaked crust and freeze it for several weeks. My grandmother made and canned her own made with meat mincemeat. There's a pie-making company in Winchester, Indiana that sells mincemeat pies in November and December, so an older cousin and I meet at the company's restaurant around this time each year so we can visit and eat the mincemeat pie that reminds us of Lola. Pour the mincemeat filling inside, spreading it evenly, and then put on the top crust.