Marzipan (almond paste)
Very easy to do if you have a food processor which can slice or grate a lot of things.
Last modified on: December 19th 2021
Keywords for this recipe:For 300 g, you will need:
- 1
150 g icing sugar - 2
150 g ground almonds - 3
1 egg white - 4
7 drops food colouring (optional) - Total weight: 330 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Start to finish |
|---|---|
| 11 min. | 11 min. |
Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
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.
Mix the two thoroughly, this mix is call "tant-pour-tant" (like-for-like) by French pastrycooks.
Stage 2 - 1 min.
Pour the mixture into a food processor.
If you want a coloured marzipan, add a few drops of food colouring at this point.
If you want a coloured marzipan, add a few drops of food colouring at this point.
Stage 3 - 1 min.
Turn on the food processor, and add egg white, spoon by spoon...
Stage 4 - 1 min.
...until the mixture forms a ball, which takes a maximum of 2 minutes.
Stage 5 - 1 min.
Place the resulting ball on a sheet of cling film.
Stage 6 - 2 min.
Flatten into a patty and fold the film carefully.
Put in the fridge until use.
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.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,568 Kcal or 6,565 Kj | 30 gr | 176 gr | 83 gr |
| 78 % | 12 % | 17 % | 13 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 475 Kcal or 1,989 Kj | 9 gr | 53 gr | 25 gr |
| 24 % | 3 % | 5 % | 4 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 300 g : 3.58 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
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Source
Home made.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Icing sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pistachio madeleines, X-Files cookies, Moist Lemon Cake, Coconut "croute à thé", Swiss meringues, ... All |
 | Ground almonds: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Amandier (gluten-free almond cake), Nanou's apple and almond cake, Almond macaroon cake, Caribbean upside-down cake, Almonds pyramids, ... All |
 | Egg white: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Almond dacquoise, Hazelnut and orange cake, Swiss meringues, Butter cream, Brioche royale, ... All |
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2) usually no, because egg white powder is dry (so water should be added to)