Today's contender for the 2018 Best Christmas Mince Pie is...
Take note people...this is a really nice pie!
Pastry: Thin, buttery and flavourful, delicate, very nice colour too. Excellent crumble top (not like Heston's abomination) and dusted beautifully with sugar. With submissions it's normal to forgive a little damage though there was a full on crumble avalanche...I should have been known better though. No foil case - straight to business.
Pastry: Thin, buttery and flavourful, delicate, very nice colour too. Excellent crumble top (not like Heston's abomination) and dusted beautifully with sugar. With submissions it's normal to forgive a little damage though there was a full on crumble avalanche...I should have been known better though. No foil case - straight to business.
Filling: Very sweet, nicely spiced and a great bite. Not hugely boozy and MAYBE a little bitty as the pastry melts away. I feel like there could have been a bit more there to balance it out but I'm getting picky. - it's really REALLY good.
Presentation: Powder sugar top! Yes! Crumble top is great! It's a little rough and ready looking. Intense case of sticky fingers, even some messy trousers BUT all criticism is null and void once you get it in your face.
Summary: New 1st place for the Independents!!!
***Thanks to Thea for this wonderful submission!***
Current Leaders
1st: M&S - Collection
2nd: Pret A Manger
3rd: ASDA - Extra Special
Independants
1st: Blackbird Bakery
2nd: The Nightingale Patisserie
3rd: Konditor & Cook
THIS WEEK I'M RAMPING IT UP - Not much time left!
3rd: Konditor & Cook
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THIS WEEK I'M RAMPING IT UP - Not much time left!
Adam Cooke
Photographer / Pie Tester
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