Mince pies, my rolling thread of which is best
Discussion
Prompted by going to Greggs and seeing a mince pie I had to have it, I’ve decided since I eat a lot of them over the Christmas period I’m going to rank them
Size (shouldn’t be too big so I can have 3)
Pastry ( moist but crumbly and nice and thick)
Toppings (a light dusting of sugar, extra points if it’s in a shape)
Filling (should be plenty of mixed fruit and not too much juice )
Texture (the fruit should be firm and not soggy but not hard either)
Cost (single ones, will divide a box cost per pie)
Last years winner was obliviously the M&S one in the gold box
First up
Greggs
Size - a bit big for my liking, would be better if it was a bit deeper and less flat 6/10
Pastry - typical Greggs pastry, good but seems to be lacking something, so it crumbled but in large chunks, good for keeping crumbs out the car but not the best for enjoyment 6/10
Toppings- what tastes like granulated sugar, not what it should be 4/10
Filling - not sparse but not full of fruit, a bit too much juice for me, not that much flavour more of a hint of mince pie. 6/10
Texture - fruits a bit soggy and maybe a bit slimy, 5/10
Cost - at £1.10, for quite a big one, I would say good value and it suits the Greg’s range for what it is. Not fancy and lacking depth but still worth it 7/10
Overall, enjoyable and would have again, goes well with their coffee and I do love a Greggs for being so many of them about
6/10
Feel free to join in, from poor to amazing
Size (shouldn’t be too big so I can have 3)
Pastry ( moist but crumbly and nice and thick)
Toppings (a light dusting of sugar, extra points if it’s in a shape)
Filling (should be plenty of mixed fruit and not too much juice )
Texture (the fruit should be firm and not soggy but not hard either)
Cost (single ones, will divide a box cost per pie)
Last years winner was obliviously the M&S one in the gold box
First up
Greggs
Size - a bit big for my liking, would be better if it was a bit deeper and less flat 6/10
Pastry - typical Greggs pastry, good but seems to be lacking something, so it crumbled but in large chunks, good for keeping crumbs out the car but not the best for enjoyment 6/10
Toppings- what tastes like granulated sugar, not what it should be 4/10
Filling - not sparse but not full of fruit, a bit too much juice for me, not that much flavour more of a hint of mince pie. 6/10
Texture - fruits a bit soggy and maybe a bit slimy, 5/10
Cost - at £1.10, for quite a big one, I would say good value and it suits the Greg’s range for what it is. Not fancy and lacking depth but still worth it 7/10
Overall, enjoyable and would have again, goes well with their coffee and I do love a Greggs for being so many of them about
6/10
Feel free to join in, from poor to amazing
C0ffin D0dger said:
Love a mince pie and having seen them in the shops was wondering when I could start eating them. Is this thread for purist mince pies only or is the fancy stuff allowed like ones topped with icing etc 
Anything! Although I would deduct points if I was given a iced one or god forbid one made with puff pastry HOGEPH said:
The best ones are the black cherry and chocolate ones that Aldi were doing last year.
Haven't seen them on sale yet.
The ones currently available aren't as nice, quite powdery.
That sounds like a butchered mince pie to me!Haven't seen them on sale yet.
The ones currently available aren't as nice, quite powdery.
As for the Costa ones. They are very tasty, more of a bakewel base too.
Yes it’s the 7th November, when is it acceptable to have a mince pie? December 1st?
David A said:
Find some that work on a keto diet please!
This may be impossible
Haha funny you say that, I am actually on the keto diet! This may be impossible
Il add that to the list where I can
The Greggs one was 37g, which while not under my usual 25 still comes in under the 50g-100g I try to stick to to maintain my weight
best I’ve had in my life are some handmade ones from a sandwich shop in Birmingham City Centre. They’re an inch thick with mincemeat and the pastry is to die for.
They come in boxes of 30 iirc. A chap I used to work with, his mrs worked in the shop so he brought them in.
Infinitely better than any supermarket one I’ve ever had.
I’ll text him tomorrow and get the name of the shop.
They come in boxes of 30 iirc. A chap I used to work with, his mrs worked in the shop so he brought them in.
Infinitely better than any supermarket one I’ve ever had.
I’ll text him tomorrow and get the name of the shop.
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