It’s nice that Christmas allows us to indulge... and by indulge I mean scoff an inconceivable amount of mince pies.
So to me the best mince pie has to have the correct ratio of mincey goodness to tasty pastry. The pastry has to be buttery but not oily or do that fetching thing of falling all over your face whilst running in and out of the office. Also the filling has to be just the right level of cinnamon or it can feel like you’ve emptied out the quantity of a mixed spice sachet into your mouth. (These are crucial factors one must take on board if one is to perform an impartial study.)
Size is also a factor. It’s not particularly satisfying to gobble down miniature mincey pies but then again you can pretend the scoffing was in fact sin-free.
However there is some justification in the size of a larger mince pie as there is less pastry surface area and you can delude yourself that the sugary currents were in fact one of your five a day.
It is tricky. Luckily this research can remain on-going, at least until the end of December or I make myself ill on mincey pies... whichever comes first.
Next week: Christmas pudding analysis
Cat
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I had a puff pastry mince pie the other day. I thought it was a refreshing change to the usual. You should try it!
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