Marzipan in Mince pies anyone?

[Fluffycloudland77]

Do you put a lump in the bottom pre mincemeat or roll it flat and cut little discs out and line the pastry with them?.

I havent made mince pies for years so I'm a bit rusty.

Last year we cut out stars of marzipan and used them as the lids.

I've done them with a frangipane top before.

I have used a teaspoon of sweetened Philly in the middle of the mincemeat and added a marzipan star or star pastry top as dh doesn't like marzipan.

What kind of marzipan are you using?

Egg custard, home made mincemeat, topped with soft meringue. No marzipan.

Haven't tried it myself as I didn't get around to making any last year but a friend recommended putting a disc of marzipan in the base.

I've done frangipane ones before, lovely. Another good tip is to shave a tiny bit of orange zest over the mincemeat before putting the lids on, it really perks them up.

I occasionally make marzipan lids, but shpo bought marzipan tends to be more like fondant with homeopathic quantities of almond in, these days.

These days, I make a macaroon topping with almond, sugar and egg whites, as I normally have some left over from making the pastry.