Piped petits-fours


Piped petits-fours
As the name suggests, these are piped into shape using a forcing bag. These dainty little macaroon-like cakes are made with marzipan and have a soft, moist texture.
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Last modified on: December 30th 2019

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17 min.1 day15 min.1 day 32 min.
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Step by step recipe


Stage 1 - 5 min.
Piped petits-fours
Cut 750 g Marzipan (almond paste) into small pieces and put into a mixer bowl.

Add 105 g egg white.

Stage 2 - 3 min.
Piped petits-fours
Knead together on slow speed...

Stage 3
Piped petits-fours
...until this makes a soft dough.

Stage 4 - 4 min.
Piped petits-fours
Transfer to a forcing bag with a fluted nozzle.

Stage 5 - 5 min.
Piped petits-fours
Pipe onto a sheet of cooking parchment laid on a Baking sheet. Make rosettes...

Stage 6
Piped petits-fours
...or teardrops.

Pipe whatever shapes take your fancy.

Stage 7 - 1 day
Piped petits-fours
Decorate each petit-four with a griottine or a whole almond.

Leave at room temperature for about 24 hours to form a crust.

Stage 8 - 15 min.
Piped petits-fours
Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).

Bake for about 12-15 minutes.

Stage 9
Piped petits-fours
Check for colour towards the end of cooking. Ideally, the petits-fours should still be quite pale, just lightly browned around the outside.
Remarks
You can also add a small spoonful of kirsch or rum (to suit your own taste) at stage 1.

If you don't have the proper French "griottines", use glacé cherries instead.
Keeping
Several days in an airtight tin.
Source
Based on a recipe from the INBP (French professional bakery institute).
Nutritional information
Whole recipe
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
3,095 Kcal or 12,958 Kj118 gr578 gr309 gr
155 %45 %54 %47 %
Per 100 g
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
237 Kcal or 992 Kj9 gr44 gr24 gr
12 %3 %4 %4 %
Per piece
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
41 Kcal or 172 Kj2 gr8 gr4 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
How much will it cost?
  • For 75 pieces : 18.12 €
  • Per piece : 0.24 €

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This recipe uses (among others)
Marzipan (almond paste)Marzipan (almond paste): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Provençal colombier for Pentecost, Fraisier (French strawberry cake), Little Christmas biscuits, How to make marzipan decorations, Agen prune cake, ... All
Egg whiteEgg white: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Almond dacquoise, Chocolate mousse with hazelnuts, Finger biscuits, Pistachio powder or paste, Royal icing, ... All
Whole almondsWhole almonds: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Granola, Praline rochers, Chocolate Truffles, Apple Batter Puddings, Indian rice pudding, ... All
Griottine cherriesGriottine cherries: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Hazelnut and cherry financiers, Mini almond-morello tarts, Black Forest gateau, Individual charlottes with morello cherries, Cherry and pistachio tarts, ... All
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