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.
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Last modified on: December 19th 2021

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For 600 g, you will need:

Change these quantities to make: 100 g 150 g 300 g 600 g 900 g
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
PreparationStart to finish
11 min.11 min.

Step by step recipe


Stage 1 - 5 min.
Marzipan (almond paste)
Put 3 cups ground almonds in a bowl, then sieve on top 1 13 cup 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
Whole recipe
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
3,135 Kcal or 13,126 Kj60 gr353 gr165 gr
157 %23 %33 %25 %
Per 100 g
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
475 Kcal or 1,989 Kj9 gr53 gr25 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).
Possible allergens in this recipe: Nuts, Egg
How much will it cost?
  • For 600 g : 7.16 €

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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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