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.
110K 24 3.5
Last modified on: December 30th 2019
Keywords for this recipe:For 25 pieces, you will need:
- 1
250 g Marzipan (almond paste) - 2
35 g egg white - 3
25 whole almonds - 4
25 Griottine cherries - Total weight: 435 grams
How long does 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.
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 |
| 1,032 Kcal or 4,321 Kj | 39 gr | 193 gr | 103 gr |
| 38 % | 11 % | 13 % | 12 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 237 Kcal or 992 Kj | 9 gr | 44 gr | 24 gr |
| 9 % | 3 % | 3 % | 3 % |
| Per piece | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 41 Kcal or 172 Kj | 2 gr | 8 gr | 4 gr |
| 2 % | <1 % | 1 % | <1 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 25 pieces : 6.04 €
- 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, Little Christmas biscuits, Agen prune cake, Provençal colombier for Pentecost, ... All |
 | Egg white: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Armagnac marzipan, Almond tuiles, Vanilla ice cream, Ice-cream Vacherin, Peach and verbena feuilleté, ... All |
 | Griottine cherries: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Hazelnut and cherry financiers, Galette de Fougerolles, Black Forest gateau, Individual charlottes with morello cherries, Cherry and pistachio tarts, ... All |
 | Whole almonds: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Chocolate Truffles, Granola, Tomato pesto, Indian rice pudding, Kugelhof for Nanou, ... All |
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