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Mince pies

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Martin62

Martin62

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Hi all
With Christmas on the horizon, my mind turned to mince pies.
As a mince pie lover I trawled the internet for diabetic friendly ones to buy with no luck.
I did however find a recipe for them on sugerfreelondoner's website . They looked good so I may have to have a bash at making some to try.
I've never baked anything before , but if I follow the recipe I can't go too far wrong , there is even a recipe for Christmas pud.
Martin
 
Martin62 said:
Hi all
With Christmas on the horizon, my mind turned to mince pies.
As a mince pie lover I trawled the internet for diabetic friendly ones to buy with no luck.
I did however find a recipe for them on sugerfreelondoner's website . They looked good so I may have to have a bash at making some to try.
I've never baked anything before , but if I follow the recipe I can't go too far wrong , there is even a recipe for Christmas pud.
Martin
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wouldn't you jut give yourself insullin to cover the carbs in it?
 
Martin62 said:
Hi all
With Christmas on the horizon, my mind turned to mince pies.
As a mince pie lover I trawled the internet for diabetic friendly ones to buy with no luck.
I did however find a recipe for them on sugerfreelondoner's website . They looked good so I may have to have a bash at making some to try.
I've never baked anything before , but if I follow the recipe I can't go too far wrong , there is even a recipe for Christmas pud.
Martin
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What do you mean by diabetic friendly mince pie? There’s carbs in them but you’re on insulin so either read the carbs on the back of packet or estimate the carbs and inject accordingly.
 
Perhaps I worded my post wrongly, lower carb mince pies would of been better.
Of course I know that I can eat regular ones and inject appropriate insulin, but the average mince pie has the same amount or more carbs than in an average meal.
 
I, too, love mince pies. Thank goodness Christmas is only once a year. Surely if you make them yourself they're not going to be as loaded with sugar as you have control over what goes in. Make your own mince meat perhaps? Not sure I could be bothered with that myself. I used to make them but haven't got round to it for a few years now.

I've also bought the smaller ones in various supermarkets. Can't remember brand or shop.
 
Martin62 said:
Hi all
With Christmas on the horizon, my mind turned to mince pies.
As a mince pie lover I trawled the internet for diabetic friendly ones to buy with no luck.
I did however find a recipe for them on sugerfreelondoner's website . They looked good so I may have to have a bash at making some to try.
I've never baked anything before , but if I follow the recipe I can't go too far wrong , there is even a recipe for Christmas pud.
Martin
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I will be taking a look at that website too, I was wondering today about mincemeat suitable for someone following a low sugar diet. I was so glad to read your recommendation of the website recipe.
 
I've seen ones where the pastry is swapped for 3 pieces of filo, and left open. Surely that would reduce the carbs?
 
Im feeling like taking shortcuts this Christmas. Will definitely be making rock cakes for diabetics from the website Allrecipes, so easy to bake, no fuss, just sit back and nibble just and only one a day…..
 
starfish212 said:
Can you buy filo ready made .?
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Yes I think you can - I recall the number of professional bakers remarking they don't have time to make filo!!!
 
ill look out for a box of chilled filo. I will dearly miss a mince pie. Maybe eat a low sugar recipe one slowly, half a piece a day …
 
Filo pastry is available in any supermarket on the chilled counter - usually next to butter and hard cooking fats. Chefs rarely if ever make their own filo or puff pastry. I did know a Greek chappie who used to make filo in his bakery in Corfu... you could hear him bashing the stuff two streets away, but it was indeed delicious!
 
Felinia said:
I've seen ones where the pastry is swapped for 3 pieces of filo, and left open. Surely that would reduce the carbs?
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The carb content of mince pies is primarily in the filling. It is just dried fruit with the option of nuts, alcohol and sugar syrup plus a little suet.
The pastry contributes a very small portion of the carbs.
Replacing the pastry with filo is reducing the fat so they have a bigger sugar hit.
Given there’s no point in half full mince pies, I go for full fat full filling shortcrust pastry pies and oodles of insulin.
Ocassionally, I follow my Dad’s example - take the top off, pile in the brandy butter and return the lid. Works best with warmed mince pies so the brandy butter melts.
 
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Mrs W makes them for me but as open topped tarts and this reduces the pastry by about 50%. This also means I can add a drop of brandy before consuming one 🙂
 
It’s not the flour that has most of the carbs, it’s the fruit. I’ve recently discovered the best hypo treatment for those middle of the night dips. The great and glorious Eccles Cake. Eat one and go straight back to sleep. Did that last night, and woke on 6.2.
 
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