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MuffCakes · 25/10/2013 17:05
Can I add brandy and cherrys and more fruit to mix and then make my own with it?
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MrsCakesPremonition · 25/10/2013 17:08
I always add extra cherries and brandy to mine. I warm it slightly in a pan and stir in the extra ingredients - then leave it to sit while I sort out the pastry.
I keep meaning to try something more adventurous - do you think Amaretto would work?
PeterParkerSays · 25/10/2013 17:09
Yes - the Paul Hollywood mince pie recipe includes tarted up shop bought mince meat.
ShatnersEmptyCatacomb · 25/10/2013 18:19
You certainly can. My lovely friend's lovely Mum phoned me in a panic at teatime on Christmas Eve a few years ago to tell me the recipe she'd promised me. It was adding some flaked almonds and brandy to a jar of bought mincemeat 
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jennimoo · 26/10/2013 07:15
I wouldn't bother warming it up. Pop it in a bowl and stir in booze etc. I'd probably not add extra raisins myself as unless they are warmed / soaked they'd be a little hard or burn I think.
I've made my mincemeat again this year and used cherry brandy, last year I did amaretto and cherry brandy, also yummy :)
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