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Marzipan (almond paste)

Very easy to do if you have a food processor which can slice or grate a lot of things.

632 K 3× 4.1/5 (151 reviews)

15 min.

Easy

3.60 €

300 g

4 Ingredients

Last modified on: December 19^th 2021

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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

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Times for this recipe

Preparation: 15 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.

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.

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.

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 recipe	30 RDI=10 %	180 RDI=20 %	80 RDI=10 %	1,570 RDI=80 %	6,560 RDI: 80 %
Per 100 g	9 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

How much will it cost?

For 300 g : 3.60 €

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The 3 comments already posted on this recipe

Thanks! I am going to try it.
Posted by Olga december 26^th 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 26^th 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 26^th 2013 at 07:42 n° 1

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