12 Deep filled Mince Pies. Pastry Cases with a mincemeat fillingRowan Hill Bakery’s utilitarian packaging includes a beginner’s explanation of what a mince pie actually is – perhaps for the export Market? Inside, the pastry features a festive holly motif but is a little crumbly.
These pies are another step up. Quite pricey but worth it. Using minimal packaging (just loose in a box) they have a confidence that the taste alone will impress. And it does.
Small but very tasty. A little difficult to extract cleanly from the foil tray, but once out a winner. Not entirely satisfying, although an excellent and almost unbeatable quick mince pie fix. A definite best buy.
This came as a pleasant surprise, the Village Bakery have made a very good pie here. One of the nicest pastie tried, combined with a tasty mince a sweet sugared top offer.
This isn’t right! M&S mince meat is delicious but I couldn’t taste it due to the over-powering sugar flavour of the icing. With 5 other varieties in the M&S range why is there a need for this?
This non-tradional mince pie is not the nicest looking creation we’ve tested, but it does have it’s own style unlike anything else so far seen. After cutting the pie in half to see the pastry to pie ratio I was worried – there was a lot of pastry. However I took a bite and discovered my fear was misplaced.
This is a much larger than normal pie but with a much higher price tag. At over £1 per pie these are very expensive but large enough to satisfy two if chopped in half. Of course you are doing your bit for charity by buying these which helps to convince you to go through with the purchase but if you read the small print you’ll notice that only 5% goes to Shelter.
This is a majestic pie to look at, the delicate, golden, sugar crusted lattice rising the like the dome of Pantheon in Rome. The windows in top offer tantalizing glimpses of the deep, dark filling within.
A good standard pie with lots of filling. The filling isn’t particularly tasty but is okay, the same could be said for the pasty. They look good, nice and deep with wavy edging and a Christmas star in the centre of the lid.
Small, but perfectly formed, these are excellent mini mince pies that break the rules in a good way. With three delicious options to choose from in each pack these pies must appeal to a wide range of people.