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Stuffed prunes

Stuffed prunes are a sweetmeat made with halved dried prunes sandwiched together around a morsel of marzipan flavoured with Armagnac.

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Last modified on: July 18^th 2018

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For 25 pieces, you will need:

1 50 g ground almonds
2 50 g icing sugar
3 1 teaspoon egg white
4 1 tablespoon Brandy (Cognac or Armagnac)
5 25 dried prunes
Total weight: 370 grams

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Prepare the Armagnac-flavoured marzipan with 50 g ground almonds, 50 g icing sugar and 1 tablespoon Brandy (Cognac or Armagnac), following this recipe (add the Armagnac as soon the mixture becomes a paste.

Stage 2 - 3 min.

Roll out the Armagnac marzipan with a rolling pin into a slab about 1/2 an inch (1 cm) thick. Use guides or rulers, like in the photo, to get an even thickness.

Stage 3 - 2 min.

Cut the slab into rectangular pieces about the same length as a prune.

Stage 4 - 3 min.

Slice 25 dried prunes in half lengthways.

Stage 5

Assemble the "prunes in disguise" (as the French call them) by inserting a piece of marzipan between 2 prune halves.

Stage 6 - 7 min.

Assemble all the prunes like this.

Remarks

The same idea can be used with other dried fruit or nuts: stuffed dates, walnuts, etc.

Keeping

Several days in the fridge.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,124 Kcal or 4,706 Kj	15 gr	194 gr	28 gr
56 %	6 %	18 %	4 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
304 Kcal or 1,273 Kj	4 gr	52 gr	7 gr
15 %	2 %	5 %	1 %

Per piece
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
45 Kcal or 188 Kj	1 gr	8 gr	1 gr
2 %	<1 %	1 %	<1 %

% 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, Sulfites

How much will it cost?

For 25 pieces : 2.73 €
Per piece : 0.11 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Ground almonds: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Financier batter, Beurre d'escargot, Apple Strudel, Blackcurrant-almond muffins, Buckwheat almond biscuits, ... All
	Icing sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Linzer torte, Croute à thé, Mirlitons of Guipavas, Moist Lemon Cake, Succès praliné (praline meringue), ... All
	Dried prunes: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Prune Far, Agen prune cake, ... All
	Egg white: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Verrine of avocado mousse and crab, Chocolate madeleines, How to add beaten eggs whites to a mixture, Strawberry sorbet, Piped petits-fours, ... All

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