Medieval bakers at work in the 15th century - Hulton Archive Medieval mince pies were big enough to feed an entire family, documents unearthed by the National Archives suggest. Centuries-old ...

Large mince pies were cylinder- or cube-shaped ... The 18th-century cookery writer Elizabeth Moxon has two recipes of note in her book English Housewifery, first published in 1741, one of which asks ...

Mince pies, once baked, will keep for a few days in an air-tight tin but the bottoms may become soggy. You can make the pastry ahead and freeze it for up to a month so it's ready to roll when you are.

As the holiday season draws near, there's nothing quite like a warm, freshly baked mince pie to ignite the Christmas spirit. This recipe from renowned chef and TV personality Paul Hollywood ...

Every Christmas, Brits devour about 800 million mince pies ... currently dominating TikTok in the pies," she said. She said she was not against tweaking recipes, but that the fruit and traditional ...

For a simple and hassle-free experience, I loosely followed the BBC Good Food Air-fryer Mince Pie recipe. This meant purchasing pre-rolled shortcrust pastry and ready-made mincemeat in a jar.

So, when did this pie, with origins dating back to the 12th century, turn completely sweet? According to the BBC, a mincemeat recipe in Hannah Glasse's influential 1747 cookbook, "Art of Cookery ...

Medieval mince pies were big enough to feed an entire family, documents unearthed by the National Archives suggest ...

The history of mince pies says the English version picked up the name ... even suet began to be removed from recipes -- as is the case with this Apple Cinnamon mincemeat pie recipe.