SAEDNEWS: Marzipan dough is an edible paste used in cake decoration and confectionery. With a sweet, pleasant flavor, it can be used as an alternative to cream for decorating cakes and pastries.
Marzipan dough is one of the easiest and most distinctive confectionery pastes. It is widely used as a primary base in Germany and Italy, but its roots trace back to around the year 850, to the time of the physician and scholar Rhazes (Al-Razi), who wrote about the properties of almonds and almond paste. Later, at the end of the Crusades, crusaders returning from the East to Europe brought this delicious paste with them.
Marzipan is very flavorful and is used instead of cream for decorating cakes and pastries. It is extremely popular worldwide, comes in many variations, and is quick to prepare. Making marzipan requires only three basic ingredients. It can also be an excellent alternative to industrial fondant.
You can shape marzipan into various fruits and coat them in chocolate, or create flowers and figurines to decorate cakes. Ready-made marzipan is available on the market, but due to its high price, it is not very economical. Therefore, it is best to prepare this marzipan dough at home.
Today, we will teach you how to make a very tasty and easy marzipan dough using almond purée. Stay with us.
Permitted food coloring, as needed
Bitter almond essence: 1 teaspoon
Honey: 5 tablespoons
Powdered sugar: 500 g
Sweet almonds or peanuts: 500 g
Pour the almonds into boiling water and wait for 5 minutes. Then remove the skins. Dry the peeled, white almonds completely. Grind the almonds using a mixer or meat grinder until you obtain a smooth paste. Add the powdered sugar and bitter almond essence, then blend again until fully combined.
After the sugar and almonds are well mixed and smooth, add the honey dissolved in half a cup of boiling water. Remove the dough and knead it lightly by hand until it becomes ready to use.
You can color the marzipan with permitted food colors in your desired shades. Until use (for cake decoration), keep the dough in a plastic freezer bag. To prevent it from drying out, it is better to store it in the refrigerator and use it within a few days.
Almond purée: 1½ cups
Sugar: 1½ cups
Egg white: 1
To prepare marzipan dough, peel the almonds, or use ready-made blanched almonds. Soak the almonds in water for 24 hours. Then, with gentle pressure, remove the skins. Place them in a colander or spread them on a clean cloth and allow them to dry completely. Next, grind the almonds using a grinder or food processor until powdered.
Place the egg white in a bowl and beat it together with the sugar using an electric mixer until well combined. Add the ground almond powder and mix thoroughly. For convenience, you can transfer the mixture to a food processor fitted with a dough blade and process until the ingredients are fully combined. Once the dough forms, knead it lightly by hand.
After kneading well and the dough comes together, shape it into a cylinder and place it in a freezer bag or plastic wrap. Just like that, your marzipan dough is ready. You can use it immediately or store it in the refrigerator. Take it out about 15 minutes before use, then prepare delicious cakes and pastries. Marzipan dough has a long shelf life.
Enjoy!
