Can I use butter in place of suet in mincemeat?

[AdoraBell]

I know I've left it late, can't Get suet, if I use butter will it work?

Tía.

Depends how the thing is cooked

I don't think that would work TBH.

It would just melt when it's baked.

Thank you.

Mary Berry uses butter...

It does work! I used Mary Berry's mincemeat recipe which uses butter rather than suet, and my mince pies taste great!

My grandmothers recipe uses butter. Three of my family are dairy intollerant, so we actually use a dairy free olive oil spread.

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Nigella does one with cooking apples and no fat which is my go to recipe

Yes, I've used block butter in mincemeat and it was fine.

Yup, butter here as standard too. I use 1/2 the given suet weight of butter IYSWIM.

Thanks again.

Glorious I have Nigella's recipe bubbling away as I type .

I've always done the Delia one with butter - much nicer than suet I think

Marry berry used butter on gbbo xmas special its still on iplayer hth

Okay, I've done the Nigella one for now, tastes fine, and will try it with butter next time. Thanks again.

Yay, glad to be of service

Suet 'melts away when baked' too, Ria! Shove the butter in the freezer for a bit and then grate it to make it easier to mix through thoroughly.

Was about to add what mrspremise said - freeze it and grate it, and it's fine as a substitution.

Shows how much attention I pay when I'm shoving them in my gob

I cooked mine (with suet) in the slow cooker and it's come out like toffee.