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Holiday: Mincemeat Pie

Source of Recipe

Amy J. of Columbus, OH


List of Ingredients

1 box mincemeat
1 cup of water
1 cup of brown sugar
1 cup of dark Karo syrup
1 cup of pecan pieces
1/2 cup of pear preserves (optional)
1/2 teaspoon of nutmeg
1/2 stick butter
1 teaspoon of vanilla
3 slices of stale bread, crumbled fine
One 10" unbaked pie shell or 2 small unbaked pie shells


Recipe

Dissolve the mincemeat in water over low heat.
Add sugar, syrup, preserves, pecans and bread.
Cook until thick (about 15 minutes), stirring occasionally.
Add nutmeg, butter and vanilla.
Pour into unbaked pie shell.
Cover with top crust and bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes. Makes 1 very large pie or 2 small ones.