Marzipan (almond paste)


Marzipan (almond paste)
Very easy to do if you have a food processor which can slice or grate a lot of things.
634 K 4.1/5 (151 reviews)
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Last modified on: December 19th 2021
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 15 min.

Step by step recipe


Stage 1 - 5 min.
Marzipan (almond paste)
Put 150 g ground almonds in a bowl, then sieve on top 150 g icing sugar. We use the sieve to remove any lumps.

Mix the two thoroughly, this mix is call "tant-pour-tant" (like-for-like) by French pastrycooks.

Stage 2 - 1 min.
Marzipan (almond paste)
Pour the mixture into a food processor.

If you want a coloured marzipan, add a few drops of food colouring at this point.

Stage 3 - 1 min.
Marzipan (almond paste)
Turn on the food processor, and add egg white, spoon by spoon...

Stage 4 - 1 min.
Marzipan (almond paste)
...until the mixture forms a ball, which takes a maximum of 2 minutes.

Stage 5 - 1 min.
Marzipan (almond paste)
Place the resulting ball on a sheet of cling film.

Stage 6 - 2 min.
Marzipan (almond paste)
Flatten into a patty and fold the film carefully.

Put in the fridge until use.
Remarks
It's delicious on its own, but can be used for modelling cake decorations, put in the bottom of a tart, or for making several cakes.
Keeping: Several days in the frifge, folded in a plastic film.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe30 RDI=10 %180 RDI=20 %80 RDI=10 %1,570 RDI=80 %6,560 RDI: 80 %
Per 100 g9 RDI=3 %50 RDI=5 %30 RDI=4 %480 RDI=20 %1,990 RDI: 20 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man
Possible allergens in this recipe: Nuts, egg
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  • For 300 g : 3.60 €

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  • Thanks! I am going to try it.
    Posted by Olga december 26th 2013 at 22:38 n° 3
  • 1) see "preservation" in top of recipe
    2) usually no, because egg white powder is dry (so water should be added to)
    Posted by jh december 26th 2013 at 12:07 n° 2
  • Looks like it's easy to make. How long does marzipan paste keep in the refrigerator? Can egg white powder be used as a substitute for raw egg white? Thank you for the beautiful recipe!
    Posted by Olga december 26th 2013 at 07:42 n° 1

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