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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.

556,359 34.1/5 for 146 ratings

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Last modified on: October 3^rd 2010

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

Change those ingredients for: 100 g 150 g 300 g 600 g 900 g

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How long does it take?

Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Start to finish
11 min.	11 min.

Keeping: Several days in the frifge, folded in a plastic film.

Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Marzipan (almond paste) : Photo of step #1

Put 150 g ground almonds in a bowl, then sieve on top 150 g icing sugar. We use the sieve to remove any lumps.

Stage 2 - 1 min.

Marzipan (almond paste) : Photo of step #2

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

Stage 3 - 1 min.

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Put this mixture into the food processor.

Stage 4 - 1 min.

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If you like it, add 7 drops food colouring (children love that).

Stage 5 - 1 min.

Marzipan (almond paste) : Photo of step #5

Beat 1 egg white lightly with a fork to make adding a little at a time easier.

Start the food processor, and after 10 seconds add a little egg white.

Stage 6 - 2 min.

Marzipan (almond paste) : Photo of step #6

Continue to add egg white until the mix starts to come together.

Stage 7

Marzipan (almond paste) : Photo of step #7

Don't mix too long, stop as soon as the mixture starts to gather into a ball.

Stage 8

Marzipan (almond paste) : Photo of step #8

Finish shaping into a ball with your hand. Wrap it in plastic film, and 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 a delicious cake called "colombier de la pentecote" (used for preparing "baked Alaska" - recipe coming soon).

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 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 300 g : 3.14 £

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Source

Home made.

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Your 3 comments or questions 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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