{"id":2129,"slug":"mincemeat-tart","title":"Mincemeat Tart","description":"Mincemeat is a spiced fruit preserve that does not in fact contain meat, although it may contain animal suet. The name is a throwback to Middle English from when \"meat\" was a word for all food, or to Victorian and earlier recipes that did combine minced lamb or beef with the spiced, preserved fruits.","ingredients_raw":["1 lb (500 g) seeded raisins","1 lb (500 g) currants","½ lb (250 g) finely-ground beef suet","Rind of 2 lemons","½ lb (250 g) candied orange peel","½ lb (250 g) candied citron","12 oz (375 g) white granulated sugar","2 lbs (1 kg) green apples, peeled","½ tsp (3 mL) nutmeg","½ tsp (3 mL) cinnamon","½ cup (120 mL) brandy or rum","1 Tbsp (15 mL) salt","Shortcrust pastry dough, homemade or store-bought","Milk","Egg (optional)"],"ingredients_norm":["raisin","currant","ground beef suet","rind of lemon","candied orange peel","candied citron","white granulated sugar","green apple","nutmeg","cinnamon","brandy or rum","salt","shortcrust pastry dough homemade or store bought","milk","egg"],"steps":["Wash and dry currants. Set aside.","Put citron, orange peel, lemon rind, raisins, apples, and suet through a meat grinder using the coarse grinder blade.","Mix in the currants, brandy, and spices.","Store in a tightly-covered plastic container in the refrigerator (do not freeze) for up to 1 year.","Let the pastry warm slightly to almost room temperature. Place on a floured cutting board and roll it out as necessary.","Use a doughnut cutter with the center removed or a 2½ inch round cookie cutter to cut out tart shells. Gently press into 1½-inch (4 cm) tart pans.","Fill shells with mincemeat and top with a 1-inch (2.5 cm) round piece of pastry cut with the doughnut hole cutter. For added decoration, cut or press a design into the 1 inch pastry round before placing in the center of the filled tart.","Lightly brush the pastry lids with milk, or a mixture of milk and beaten egg.","Bake at 425 °F (220 °C) for approximately 20 minutes or until pastry is lightly browned at the edges.","Allow to cool on a wire rack, and dust with icing sugar."],"categories":["Pie and tart recipes","Recipes for dessert","English recipes","Recipes for mince pie","Christmas recipes","Recipes using brandy","Recipes using granulated sugar","Recipes using ground cinnamon","Recipes using orange","Recipes using lemon zest","Recipes using short dough","Recipes using milk"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":"medium","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Mincemeat_Tart","source_ref":"4523269","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Mincemeat_Tart&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"970754ff23005b27343b6b306b456ab46b0bc1f5a19d7af1cc885a996b6fe2e9","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:09Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T17:11:31Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/mincemeat-tart"}