Christmas Mince Pies question
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Topic: Christmas Mince Pies question
Posted By: busymum
Subject: Christmas Mince Pies question
Date Posted: 29 November 2008 at 9:02pm
This year will be my first gluten free Christmas and I am about to embark on a month of fruit mince pie baking so that I can get the recipe to perfection.  Most fruit mince recipes contain brandy. Would you let your kids eat them? If I substituted with orange juice, would they still taste good?-------------  |
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Posted By: SMoody
Date Posted: 29 November 2008 at 9:36pm
Well I guess try a batch and let us know.  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 29 November 2008 at 9:43pm
| wouldn't the brandy cook off? |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 29 November 2008 at 9:44pm
I think perhaps half, given that it would only be cooked for about 1/2 hour. Casseroles with alcohol in them cook off at the 2-3 hour mark. ------------- |
lizzle wrote:Posted By: Konagirl
Date Posted: 30 November 2008 at 7:36am
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Hmmm, I have my mince soaking at the moment, from memory i've made a kg of the stuff, with a cup of brandy in it. Last year this made about 100 mince pies so wouldn't that mean there was about half a teaspoon of brandy in it before it was cooked? then they are cooked, then they sit around for a few days.
So, for me, if I had kids, it wouldn't bother me at all. ------------- Angel babies Mar '04, Oct '08 and Sep '09. |
Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 30 November 2008 at 10:05am
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could you soak in orange juice, and use brandy essence if you still want the brandy flavour? ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">   [/url] Angel June 2012 |