Emily P's homemade mince pies

> Well, what can I say? Delicious, I've been saving the best till
> last! Dix points :-)
>
> Happy Christmas all

Emily P's homemade mince pies

Bath Bakery mince pie - take 2

I've just had another of these mince pies and I think my first review was possibly a bit generous, unlike their filling. On the basis that although the pastry is delicious there's too much of it and not enough filling I'm going to downgrade this to an 8 pie rating... Sorry Bath Bakery!

Darling Deli mince pie

Definitely hand made! But let down by overly hard pastry. And they're small... So a rather dissapointing 6 pie rating I reckon :-(

Bath Bakery mince pie

So you wait weeks without a review then two come along on the same day! Can't be bad eh, a double mince pie day...! and it's only Tuesday! So this was a bit of a surprise, a little pressie from my wife who thinks I'm totally mad writing this (actually I think she said sad, but who'll be laughing when I achieve fame and fortune with a million pound book deal because of this blog).

Anyway, the mince pie in question comes from the Bath Bakery, which has a shop just down the road from where we live. No six pack here, just a plain old fashioned mince pie in a white paper bag. It's quite flat as you can see from the pic (ie. you can't see the side) (PS. Nice pic eh? An improvement on the Data Strategy etc. backdrops of past photos I think you'll agree ;^) Definitely a homemade look... And definitely a homemade taste -delicious! The pastry is the best I've tasted so far, firm, almost shortbready... lovely... the filling is, well, like filling really, tasty. But too be honest it could have done with a bit more, but with the pies so low-slung it's all they could fit in. So, time for the six million dollar question... what's the rating? Well I reckon the pastry pushes it up from an 8 to a 9, so well done the Bath Bakery, nice one! Just make it a bit bigger and it might get a 10 next time! Recommended.

Asda rich fruit mince pie

Well the packaging wasn't terribly inspiring but the pies themselves, and after all that's what we're here for, look very nice. The pastry is rather soft, but that's something it shares in common with almost all of the mainstream mince pies, but the mincemeat is tasty, so overall I'm going to give it a 7 pie rating - not bad overall...

Tim

co-operative truly irresistible luxury all butter mince pie

Well, they certainly look nice, and they taste pretty good too. But the first thing you notice when you open the celophane wrapper is a whiff of alcohol - nice! And the first-bite test doesn't disappoint either - the pastry is soft and buttery and you can certainly taste the brandy in the mincemeat. So a resounding thumbs up from me, but my esteemed colleague Sandra is yet to try one. In fact she's definitely slacking on the mince pie testing front - I don't recall a single entry from her... but I digress, it's time for the moment of reckoning... and I reckon it deserves a 9 pie rating! Well done the co-op. Of course, this doesn't leave a lot of room for another mince pie to score higher, but unless anyone delivers us (as in the case of the lucky Test Match Special commentators) some home made mince pies, or indeed Fortnums or Harrods mince pies, I rather suspect that a maximum of 10 pie points will be sufficient!