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
Keywords for this recipe:For 75 pieces, you will need:
- 1
0 kg 3 g Marzipan (almond paste) - 2
½ cup egg white - 3
75 whole almonds - 4
75 Griottine cherries
How long will it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Resting | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 min. | 1 day | 15 min. | 1 day 32 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Cut 0 kg 3 g Marzipan (almond paste) into small pieces and put into a mixer bowl.
Add ½ cup egg white.
Add ½ cup egg white.
Stage 2 - 3 min.
Knead together on slow speed...
Stage 3
...until this makes a soft dough.
Stage 4 - 4 min.
Transfer to a forcing bag with a fluted nozzle.
Stage 5 - 5 min.
Pipe onto a sheet of cooking parchment laid on a Baking sheet. Make rosettes...
Stage 6
...or teardrops.
Pipe whatever shapes take your fancy.
Pipe whatever shapes take your fancy.
Stage 7 - 1 day
Decorate each petit-four with a griottine or a whole almond.
Leave at room temperature for about 24 hours to form a crust.
Leave at room temperature for about 24 hours to form a crust.
Stage 8 - 15 min.
Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).
Bake for about 12-15 minutes.
Bake for about 12-15 minutes.
Stage 9
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.
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 value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 5,577 Kcal or 23,350 Kj | 275 gr | 1,500 gr | 744 gr |
| 279 % | 106 % | 142 % | 113 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 427 Kcal or 1,788 Kj | 21 gr | 115 gr | 57 gr |
| 21 % | 8 % | 11 % | 9 % |
| Per piece | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 74 Kcal or 310 Kj | 4 gr | 20 gr | 10 gr |
| 4 % | 1 % | 2 % | 2 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 75 pieces : 18.12 €
- Per piece : 0.24 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Marzipan (almond paste): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: How to make marzipan decorations, Arizona cupcakes, Provençal colombier for Pentecost, Fraisier (French strawberry cake), Agen prune cake, ... All |
 | Egg white: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Brioche royale, Pistachio "Financiers", Pistachio madeleines, Macarons (the original French macaroons) , Macaronade mixture, ... All |
 | Griottine cherries: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Mini almond-morello tarts, Individual charlottes with morello cherries, Hazelnut and cherry financiers, Cherry and pistachio tarts, Galette de Fougerolles, ... All |
 | Whole almonds: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Chocolate thins with toasted nuts, Apple Batter Puddings, Grandma Solange's biscuits, Praline, Chinese style chicken, ... All |
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