November is upon us and Christmas is around the corner. Marzipan always reminds me of Christmas when my mom would buy Banek from the dutch deli. Banek is an almond filled roll that is so delicious you can't stop at just one piece. Almond paste is expensive to buy but I will show you how you can make a better tasting one at a much lower cost.
Marzipan, Almond Paste, you can easily half the recipe.
Ingredients
Mix everything in a bowl and then dump on the counter and keep kneading it. The heat of your hand will bring it all together.
Makes 10- one inch rolls then inches long.
Keep the paste wrapped in the fridge or freezer...it wont last long!
I wrap rolled out puff pastry or you can lay out 3 sheets of phylo dough on top of each other and melted butter brushed between each layer and on top then lay out a length of almond paste. Brush on beaten egg white and put on cherries and almonds, then bake at 350 for about 15 minutes. Watch them as you only want them lightly browned. Cool, cut and eat.
NOTE: each cup of sliced almonds grinds up to almost a cup of ground almonds. I do mine in the food processor.
Marzipan, Almond Paste, you can easily half the recipe.
Ingredients
- 6 cups of ground raw almonds, no peel (in food processor)
- 6 cups icing sugar
- 3 tsp pure almond extract
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 egg whites
Mix everything in a bowl and then dump on the counter and keep kneading it. The heat of your hand will bring it all together.
Makes 10- one inch rolls then inches long.
Keep the paste wrapped in the fridge or freezer...it wont last long!
I wrap rolled out puff pastry or you can lay out 3 sheets of phylo dough on top of each other and melted butter brushed between each layer and on top then lay out a length of almond paste. Brush on beaten egg white and put on cherries and almonds, then bake at 350 for about 15 minutes. Watch them as you only want them lightly browned. Cool, cut and eat.
NOTE: each cup of sliced almonds grinds up to almost a cup of ground almonds. I do mine in the food processor.
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