DIY mince pies a no-no

Suz · 2003-12-23T18:01:15+00:00

Just made some mince pies with the kids in an effort to act like a good parent. Big hassle trying to find a rolling pin in a localshop. Bought the puff pastry and mincemeat like what mummy used to make. Madethe bottoms, put the mince in, some different tops andpopped into oven.All well and good. Now I know why my mother used to blind bake the bottomsfirst. Each puff pastry bottom had launched itself upand over in that shape a slinky makes going down stairs. The children werehorrified but giggling and my husband highly amused.Wiped the smirks off their faces when I made them eat them anyway.Buying the next lot from M&S

Dec 23, 2003 81 Replies

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Mary Fisher 22 years ago

If you want to stretch the pastry you do it manually.

Stretching with a rolling pin deforms the resulting case or lid.

Mary

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geoff 22 years ago

Bisto

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