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 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 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.
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 |
| 1,859 Kcal or 7,783 Kj | 92 gr | 500 gr | 248 gr |
| 69 % | 26 % | 35 % | 28 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 427 Kcal or 1,788 Kj | 21 gr | 115 gr | 57 gr |
| 16 % | 6 % | 8 % | 6 % |
| Per piece | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 74 Kcal or 310 Kj | 4 gr | 20 gr | 10 gr |
| 3 % | 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: Arizona cupcakes, How to make marzipan decorations, Fraisier (French strawberry cake), 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: Financier batter, Croute à thé, Meringues, Pistachio madeleines, Coconut "croute à thé", ... All |
 | Griottine cherries: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Individual charlottes with morello cherries, Galette de Fougerolles, Hazelnut and cherry financiers, Mini almond-morello tarts, Black Forest gateau, ... All |
 | Whole almonds: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Kugelhof for Nanou, Chinese style chicken, Chocolate mendiants, Chocolate thins with toasted nuts, Indian rice pudding, ... All |
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