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Worried about the flour in suet

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Asked on 29 Nov 2021 by Joy

I'm making mincemeat. Does it matter that packet suet contains a lot of flour to stop the suet clumping? I have sieved it and the powder weighed more than 50g in a 240g packet. I am concerned about the flour (15% according to the label) will cause the mincemeat to go off. I realise that some flour will stick to the suet no matter what I do. Fresh suet appears to be nonexistent. Thank you.

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Lindsey, Food Editor replied

Hello,

I’m assuming your using Atora. We’ve been using it straight from the packet for as long as we’ve been cooking and never worried about the composition. 

I expect the 50g isn’t pure flour but a mixture of wheat flour and powdery suet but even if it isn’t I don’t think that it’s going to have any negative affect on your mincemeat.

Please don’t worry, I’m sure your mincemeat will be fine.

Kind regards

Lindsey

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