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Mincemeat Nut Bread is great for your holiday planning as it is a quick and easy bread to make that is so delicious. If you love mincemeat as I do, you will love this wonderful quickbread.

Mincemeat is, very simply, a mixture of fruits and spices that are cooked with or without minced meat and generally doused with brandy, rum, or whiskey. It improves and becomes more moist as the weeks pass, so allow it to mature for at least four weeks before using. Check out my Mom’s recipe for homemade mincemeat.

You can use any kind of mincemeat, purchased or homemade, to make this outstanding Mincemeat Nut Bread and then serve with butter or cream cheese.

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Mincemeat Nut Bread Recipe:

Course:Bread

Cuisine:American

Keyword:Mincemeat Nut Bread Recipe

Servings: 1 loaf

Author: What's Cooking America

Ingredients

  • 2cups all-purposeflour
  • 1 1/2teaspoonsbaking powder
  • 1/2teaspoonbaking soda
  • 1/2teaspoonsalt
  • 2eggs,slightly beaten
  • 3/4cup granulatedsugar
  • 1/4cupbutter,melted and cooled
  • 1teaspoonpure vanilla extract
  • 1 1/3cupsmincemeat,prepared
  • 1/2cupwalnutsor pecans, chopped
  • Powdered sugar(confectioner's sugar)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place oven rack in center of the oven. Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan. HINT: I like to place a piece of parchment paper on the bottoms of the loaf pans. I then grease the tops of them. This helps in removing the bread later.

  2. In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside.

  3. In a medium bowl, cream eggs, sugar, butter, and vanilla extract until light and fluffy. Fold in mincemeat and walnuts or pecans. Pour egg mixture into flour mixture; stir until dry ingredients are moistened (Do not over mix).

  4. NOTE: Bake all quick breads as soon as the ingredients are assembled. Since high temperatures are often called for, it is best to bake them in the center of the oven, as the heat in the top third of the oven will be too intense.

  5. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan and bake 55 to 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. NOTE: Be sure and poke the toothpick already to the center of the loaf. Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack 10 minutes; remove from pan. Cool completely before slicing. A good check is to use an instantdigital thermometerto test your bread. Theinternal temperatureof the bread should be approximately 200 degrees F. when done. Remove from oven.

  6. Sprinkle top with powdered sugar.

  7. Makes 1 loaf.

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Making Muffins from a Quick Bread Recipe

Same recipe – same baking time – different shape

Choose a recipe that makes about 4 cups of batter. Most quick bread recipe make approximately 4 cups of batter which will make approximately 12 muffins.

If your quick bread recipe makes two loaves, the entire recipe should yield about 8 cups of batter, from which you can make either two dozen muffins, or one loaf and 12 muffins.A typical muffin uses about 1/4 cup of batter. Fill each well in your muffin pan about 3/4 to nearly full. Tip: A #16 ice cream scoop will give the perfect amount of dough for each muffin.

Oven temperature and time can be flexible.

Bake the muffins for approximately 20 to 25 minutes in a 400 degree F. oven or approximately 25 to 30 minutes at 375 degree F. Rotate muffin tin from front to back halfway through the baking time. A good check for doneness is to use an instant digital thermometer to test your muffins (this is what I do). The internal temperature of the muffin should be at 200 degrees F.

Remove from oven and as soon as they have cooled enough to handle, remove the muffins from pan and place on a wire rack to finish cooling (if desired).

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Comments and Reviews

4 Responses to “Mincemeat Nut Bread Recipe”

  1. Sadie

    Very good quick bread. Crumb was moist for the most part. Found it a bit dry around the edges and at the bottom. Great flavor. Added cinnamon and orange zest. The batter was thick, similar to a muffin batter. Wasn’t pourable. Had to scoop into the pan. Used an 8 x 4-inch pan and lined it with a parchment paper sling so that the baked loaf could be lifted out. Baked for 57 minutes. Temperature 206° at the bottom and 198° in the middle of the loaf.

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  2. Jane Vincent

    Hi. I’m about to try the Mincemeat Nut Bread recipe. It’s mentioned that it’s best to mature the loaf at least 4 weeks. Would you please tell me the best place to store the loaf . Also,, should it be wrapped in plastic wrap? Thanks very much.
    Regards,
    Jane

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  3. Dave

    It’s the mincemeat that is referred to for aging, not the bread. If you check the link for homemade mincemeat you’ll see recipe calls for maturing it for 4 weeks. The matured mincemeat is then used for making the bread which can be eaten after baking and cooling.

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  4. Connie Abraham

    Smells great. I used the green tomato mincemeat from my late fall harvest but my bread fell in the center. Why does that sometimes happen? Used my thermometer and it hit 205. Thank you for the recipe. Will let you know how it tastes in an hr or so

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FAQs

Does mincemeat from a jar need to be cooked? ›

Versions containing animal fats should be cooked before use but those including butter can be used as they are, perhaps stirred into an ice cream mixture. You could even serve an especially tasty version with whipped or clotted cream as a sumptuous festive topping for warm scones.

What is mincemeat filling made of? ›

Mincemeat is a combination of chopped dried fruits, spices, sugar, nuts, distilled spirits, a fat of some type and sometimes meat. The name is a carryover from 15th century England when mincemeat did indeed have meat in the mix; in fact, the whole point of mincemeat was to preserve meat with sugar and alcohol.

What's the difference between mince and mincemeat? ›

What is the difference between mince and mincemeat? Mince is ground or finely chopped meat. Mincemeat, if referring to the mincemeat in pies, is a mixture of finely chopped dried fruit, nuts, sugar, spices and alcohol, sometimes containing minced meat, sometimes not.

How long will homemade mincemeat keep? ›

Cover and leave for at least a fortnight. Will keep in the fridge for up to 6 months.

What is in a jar of ready to use mincemeat? ›

Ingredients: Water, Corn Syrup, Raisins, Dried Apples, Molasses, Corn Starch Modified, Distilled Vinegar, Dried Orange And Lemon Peel, Salt, Spices, Beef, Fruit Pectin, Natural Flavor.

Can you eat mincemeat straight from the jar? ›

Mincemeat is traditionally cooked then cooled whilst stirring so it should be fine to eat "raw". A good one will have lashings of brandy in too so that should kill any nasties.

Why is mincemeat so expensive? ›

Mincemeat isn't difficult to make, but it has a lot of ingredients, which can make it expensive to produce in small batches, and it requires at least a day's advance planning to let the ingredients sit.

Why do they call it mincemeat? ›

The "mince" in mincemeat comes from the Middle English mincen, and the Old French mincier both traceable to the Vulgar Latin minutiare, meaning chop finely. The word mincemeat is an adaptation of an earlier term minced meat, meaning finely chopped meat. Meat was also a term for food in general, not only animal flesh.

Why is it called mincemeat with no meat? ›

The mincemeat filling we know and love today includes ingredients like finely chopped dried fruits, candied orange, spices, sugar and nuts. Its name dates back to 15th century England when mincemeat would actually contain meat, unlike today's version found in our beloved modern mince pies.

What is mincemeat in America? ›

Mincemeat is essentially a mixture of chopped dried fruits, distilled spirits, a combination of spices, beef suet, and (traditionally) chopped meat which is usually used as a pie or pastry filling.

What is mincemeat in English? ›

The word mincemeat is an adaptation of an earlier term "minced meat," meaning finely chopped meat.

What can I use instead of mincemeat? ›

You can also find candied orange peel online. This simple mixture which mimics mincemeat very closely, and is even vegetarian, so everyone can indulge in dessert. The amount is perfect for adding to a bowl of sliced apples or pear destined for a pie or crisp.

Why does mincemeat go brown? ›

Oxygen exposure changes meat colour

When myoglobin comes in contact with oxygen, it forms oxymyoglobin, which has the bright, red colour of beef. After several hours or days of exposure, the oxymoyoglobin can convert to metmyoglobin, which has a brown-grey colour.

Can you freeze homemade mincemeat? ›

Top the mincemeat with the pastry lids, push around the edges to seal, then poke 1-2 small holes into each to allow steam to escape. Wrap the whole tray well in cling film. Will keep in the freezer for up to 3 months. To cook, heat oven to 200C/180C fan/ gas 6.

Is it OK to eat out of date mincemeat? ›

I have an unopened jar of mincemeat with expiry date of July 2023. Should I chuck it or would you use it? Absolutely fine. I used some dated BBE Nov 22 last week.

Does jarred mincemeat have meat in it? ›

Mincemeat is a mixture of chopped dried fruit, distilled spirits and spices, and often beef suet, usually used as a pie or pastry filling. Mincemeat formerly contained meat, notably beef or venison. Many modern recipes replace the suet with vegetable shortening.

How do you improve jarred mincemeat? ›

Store-bought mincemeat can contain alcohol, and if it doesn't, here's my tip: add some. It will kick your mince pies up to the next level. Rum or brandy go especially well with the other ingredients.

Is minced meat cooked? ›

Mince is cooked when the temperature has reached 75°C. If you don't have a thermometer, ensure it's been simmering on the heat (it should be bubbling gently) for at least 15 minutes. If you're cooking meatballs or meatloaf, use a thermometer to check the temperature or cut open to check it is cooked through.

Is mincemeat OK to eat when Brown? ›

Fresh minced meat can go through a number of colour changes during its shelf life. This occurs naturally, and a brown colour just under the surface does not mean that the meat is old, stale or unsafe to eat.

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