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Marzipan

Anonymous
By: Anonymous
Posted 08/31/09 • Last updated 04/26/04 • 57 views • 1 comment

Posted by Anonymous

Make your own marzipan instead of buying it. Marzipan is used to frost Christmas cakes and for candies, and all sorts of other goodies. Please note: this recipe contains raw eggs. We recommend that pregnant women, young children, the elderly and the infirm do not consume raw eggs. Important: be sure to use only fresh eggs for this recipe.

Marzipan

Ingredients

  • 2 cups confectioners' sugar 1/2 pound finely ground blanched almonds 2 egg whites 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon almond extract

Instructions

1 Blend the confectioner's sugar, finely ground almonds, egg whites, salt ,and almond extract in a blender until perfectly blended. Chill covered 24 hours to harden.

Comments (1)

Carrie1762 11/18/09 at 8:29am
Is home made marzipan significantly better than store-bought marzipan? I'm assuming that's usually the case with most things because of the preservatives generally used to maintain a longer shelf life, but sometime the difference isn't so significant that it makes or breaks a product. Anyone have any input? I plan to use marzipan to garnish a cake I'm making next week for Thanksgiving, and would love any thoughts.
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