My Great Grandmothers Mincemeat Pie. Mike and Carleen McCornack perform "My Grandmother's Mincemeat Pie" at the Emerald Valley Opry. Mince pies have culinary roots that go back, deep into the mists of time. "Shrid pie" has evolved "My French Canadian grandmother made mincemeat pies every year and as her children grew up and My great grand mother always made hers with suet with her own made candied peels, she was never. This is my grandmother's recipe for mincemeat.

After seeing old-fashioned mincemeat pie recipes, I was curious to see what they would taste like, so I decided to go ahead and make one myself. This is the original recipe that I found in American Cookery by Amelia Simmons, which was the first American cookbook. (The edition of the cookbook I looked at. This was made by my Mom when we were growing up. 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

Prepare 2 quarts of Thanksgiving / Christmas Mince Meat Pie filling recipe.
Prepare 2 of pie crust 9 inch each.
You need As needed of nonstick spray.
It's 8 ounces of pecans chopped.
You need 1 tablespoon of cornstarch.
You need 1/4 cup of water.

My grandmother would hand grate all the potatoes and onions when she made this. And if you're looking for more delicious recipes to add to your list of holiday must-tries, please follow our Gluttony board where we share all kinds of great ideas! And they were also very much like those my grandmother used to make. My Mother always made mincemeat cookies for Christmas years ago but when I asked her for the recipe she hadn't saved it.

My Great Grandmothers Mincemeat Pie instructions

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..

This recipe is very similar and I really enjoyed making these cookies. A mince pie (also mincemeat pie in New England, and fruit mince pie in Australia and New Zealand) is a sweet pie of English origin, filled with a mixture of dried fruits and spices called "mincemeat", that is traditionally served during the Christmas season in much of the English-speaking world. Mincemeat pie, also called mince pie, has occupied a prominent place on Britain's holiday table for centuries and that tradition continues today. My Mom made mince meat pie with real meat. All us kids loved it, but we do not have her recipe.