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| Marzipan candy made from scratch. |
At Christmas, I frequently buy marzipan for certain friends and family. This year I decided to make marzipan from scratch As it turns out, it is very, very easy and much less expensive than store-bought. And fun to make!
There are only four ingredients: almond flour (ground almonds) 1 cup, confectioners sugar 2 cups, light corn syrup l tablespoon, and almond extract 1/2 teaspoon.
You sift the almond flour and the sugar into a large bowl until they become well combined.
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| Sifting almond flour and sugar together. |
Mix the corn syrup and the almond extract together and add to the dry ingredients.
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| Almond extract and corn syrup mixed together. |
Slowly add water working into the mixture using a fork at first and then as it becomes dough-like, mix with your hand. Use no more than 2 tablespoons of water and add the water very slowly.
When you have a smooth dough, roll it into a smooth log and wrap it tightly with plastic wrap. Refrigerator for at least an hour before using it.
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| Rolled into a log ready to wrap and refrigerate. |
After the log had chilled for an hour, I rolled some of it into small balls that I dipped in melted chocolate and rolled into cocoa, finely chopped pecans, or coconut. I was testing to see what kind of candies I wanted to make using the marzipan. I liked them all, and I was pleasantly surprised that the ones that were rolled in cocoa were my favorite. Now that I have finished a trial run, I am ready to make lots of candy.
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| Ready to coat with chocolate and other trimmings. |
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| Marzipan candy read to eat. |
Aside from being coated with chocolate, marzipan is often shaped into various figures, including fruits and vegetables that look life-like. Perhaps I shall try that next year.
