Mark Oliver Asda’s Bakery Specialist
WORDS BY: MARILYN WRIGHT. PHOTOGRAPH: SAM STOWELL. STYLING: JENNY IGGLEDEN. FOOD STYLING: JAYNE CROSS
‘Our mince pies are hand finished and lightly dusted with sugar’
Freshly baked Enjoy award-winning, freshly made mince pies from the Asda bakery, made to a traditional recipe and bursting with fruity flavours ItÕs traditional to make a wish as you eat your first mince pie of the season. So, how about a delicious Asda In-Store Baked Mince Pie? They’re made from mouthwatering, butter-enriched crumbly pastry with a generous filling of mincemeat. Baking them in store makes them even fresher, just as if you’d made them at home. Enjoy them with a cuppa or whenever you fancy a burst of festive spirit – some traditions just aren’t meant to be broken. As a nation, we’ve been eating mince pies for hundreds of years, but not always in their present form. In fact, centuries
ago, mince pies were large, savoury pies, filled with meat, and were known as Christmas Pyes. And it wasn’t until Medieval times that they started to taste like the ones we eat today. This change from savoury to sweet came about after the Crusaders brought back spices from the Middle East. These spices were added to fruit and gradually replaced the meat filling. All those years on, and we still love this delicious sweet pie. Our award-winning In-Store Baked Mince PIes are made to a classic recipe, with the perfect balance of sweetness and spice, capturing all the warmth and flavours of the season.
♦ Asda In-Store Baked Mince Pies, £2 for 6-pack (33.3p each)