Real maple pecan mincemeat pie

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Preparation Time:

20 Min

Serves:

Difficulty:

Moderate

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Main Ingredients:

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Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

---------------------MINCEMEAT FILLING--------------------------
4 oz Tempeh
2 ea Apples, peeled, cored, diced
1/2 c Raisins
1/2 c Currants
1/2 c Dates, chopped
1/3 c Pecans, chopped
1/2 c Maple syrup
1/2 c Orange juice
1 tb Orange peel, grated
1 ts Cinnamon
1/2 ts Mace

-------------------------PIE CRUST------------------------------
1 2/3 c Wholewheat pastry flour
1/4 c Oil
1/4 c Orange juice

FILLING: Steam tempeh for 20 minutes, then either shred or dice
finely. Stir into the remaining ingredients in a large saucepan.
Bring to a simmer cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Remove from heat set aside to cool.

CRUST: Pre-heat oven to 400F. Combine all the pie crust ingredients
until a soft dough is formed. Add more juice if necessary. Divide
into 2 pieces, one slightly larger than the other. Place larger ball
of dough onto a lightly floured surface roll into a 9" circle.
Place into an 8" pie plate.

Spoon filling into the pie crust. Roll out remaining ball of dough
place on top of the filling. Seal crimp the edges. Bake for 10
minutes then reduce the heat to 325F bake until the crust is
lightly browned, about 30 minutes. Cool serve.

"Vegetarian Gourmet", Winter 1995