20 BEST WAYS TO USE MARZIPAN
You might think that these marzipan recipes are just for the holidays, but I think this soft and buttery almond candy should be used year-round!
Provided by insanelygood
Categories Desserts Recipe Roundup
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- Select your favorite recipe.
- Organize all the required ingredients.
- Prep a delicious recipe in 30 minutes or less!
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MARZIPAN SQUARES 1968
Make and share this Marzipan Squares 1968 recipe from Food.com.
Provided by andypandy
Categories Bar Cookie
Time 40m
Yield 24 squares
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Line a 7 x 11 brownie pan with your favourite pie pastry.
- Spread a seedless raspberry jam lightly over unbaked pastry.
- Beat butter, sugar, vanilla and eggs until fluffy.
- Add rice flour, and salt.
- Divide batter into three different bowls.
- Green food colour into one and mix until desired colour.
- Red colour into the other and mix well until a nice pink.
- Leave the third white.
- Dot a tablespoon of each batter allover the jam topped pastry.
- leaving a marbling effect.
- Distributing evenly.
- Bake 350 degrees for 30- 35 minutes.
- Cool thoroughly.
- Frost by blending the remaining butter, milk, almond flavour and icing powder.
- Make a creamy frosting and frost top of cake.
- Cut into little squares.
MINI MARZIPAN TREATS
Marzipan has been around for centuries, but if you follow trendsetting bakers on Instagram, you might think it's the next big thing. The nut paste is being turned into dramatic, colorful Battenberg cakes and molded into creative little figurines - and fans can't get enough: Biagio Fortunato, of Fortunato Brothers pastry shop in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, says his shop's holiday sales of marzipan have tripled over the last few years. Although Germany, Spain and Italy all claim to be the birthplace of this magical treat, variations are everywhere, including in the Middle East, where it's flavored with orange flower water, and in Mexico, where it's made from peanuts instead of the traditional almonds. Make a batch yourself with Molly Yeh's recipe, then turn it into one of her favorite desserts!
Provided by Molly Yeh
Categories dessert
Time 1h5m
Yield 8 to 10 marzipan treats
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Roll out the marzipan until 3/4 inch thick, using confectioners' sugar to dust the work surface and rolling pin to avoid sticking. Cut into rectangles, about 1 1/2 by 3 inches each, or cut into other shapes.
- Meanwhile, melt the chocolate chips in a double boiler or in the microwave until smooth. Set a rack on a sheet of parchment paper or on a baking sheet. Using two forks, dip each piece of marzipan in the chocolate to cover completely. Transfer to the rack and decorate with pistachios and dried rose petals. Allow to set until firm, about 30 minutes.
- In a food processor, blend the nuts until they're finely ground and just starting to clump together (but don't over-blend them or you'll end up with nut butter). Add the confectioners' sugar, extract, rosewater (if using) and salt; pulse to combine.
- With the motor running, drizzle in the corn syrup and blend to form a dough. It may still look crumbly in the food processor, but if you squeeze it in your hand, it should stick together. (You may find that you don't need all of the corn syrup.) Form the marzipan into a ball or log and wrap it tightly in plastic wrap until ready to use. Store in the refrigerator.
MARZIPAN CHOCOLATE SQUARES
Steps:
- Place 6 ounces of the chocolate in a 1-quart mixing bowl. In a 1-quart saucepan over medium heat, bring the cream to a boil. Remove the pan from the heat and pour into the bowl with the chocolate. Let the mixture stand for 1 minute, then stir together with a rubber spatula, whisk, or immersion blender until thoroughly blended. Cover the bowl tightly, let cool to room temperature, and chill in the refrigerator until thick but not stiff (2 to 3 hours). Or let the mixture sit at room temperature for several hours or overnight until completely set and thick.
- Dust a work surface with some of the confectioners' sugar. Divide the marzipan into quarters. Roll out each piece to a 6-inch square and trim off the rough edges. Fit a 12-inch pastry bag with a large, plain round pastry tip with a 1/2-inch opening and fill partway with the chocolate cream. Line a baking sheet with parchment or waxed paper. Place 2 of the marzipan squares on the paper and pipe lines of chocolate very close together on top of the marzipan squares, leaving a 1/4-inch clear border around the edges. Top each with another square of marzipan, aligning the edges evenly. Cover the marzipan squares with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for 2 hours or the freezer for 45 minutes. With a sharp knife, cut the 6-inch squares into 1-inch squares, then return the squares to the freezer for 30 minutes. Remove the squares from the freezer and bring to cool room temperature so the outer coating won't crack when they are dipped.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment or waxed paper. Melt and temper the remaining 1 1/2 pounds chocolate (see pages 25-30). Dip each square in the tempered chocolate, coating it completely. With a dipper or fork, remove the square from the chocolate, carefully shake off the excess chocolate, and turn the square out onto the paper. Repeat with the remaining squares. After dipping 4 squares, press the tines of a fork into the top of each square to create a line design before the chocolate sets up.
- Let the chocolate set up at room temperature, or chill in the refrigerator for 15 minutes. Place the squares in paper candy cups. In a tightly covered container wrapped in several layers of aluminum foil, the squares will keep for 1 month in the refrigerator or 2 months in the freezer. They are best eaten at room temperature.
MARZIPAN SQUARES
One of my family favurites at Christmas
Provided by Lynn mayhew
Categories Other Desserts
Time 1h35m
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- 1. Take i ready made pastry shell flatten and line an 8 inch square pan.
- 2. Spread with jam of choice
- 3. Mix together filling and divide into 2 halves, mix one with green and 1 with red food colouring. Drop alternate spoons of coloured filling over base.
- 4. Spread with moist knife to even filling, bake in pre heated oven 375 for 35 mins. Remove from oven and allow to cool on rack.
- 5. Mix together ingredients for topping, spread over base when cold, cut into squares and serve,
- 6. Keep covered in fridge until used up.
MOLLY'S MINI MARZIPAN TREATS
Steps:
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Roll out the marzipan to 3/4 inch thickness, using powdered sugar to dust the work surface and rolling pin to avoid sticking. Cut into desired shapes.
- Meanwhile, melt the chocolate over a double boiler until smooth. Using 2 forks, dip each piece of marzipan in the chocolate to cover completely. Transfer to the lined baking sheet and decorate with sprinkles as desired. Allow to set until firm, about 30 minutes. Share!
MARZIPAN BARS
My husband's grandmother made these lovely layered bars for us as our newlywed Christmas present.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h5m
Yield about 6-1/2 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 23
Steps:
- In a bowl, cream butter and brown sugar. Add egg yolk and vanilla; mix well. Combine flour, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. Press into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Spread with jelly. , For filling, combine almond paste, butter, sugar, egg white and vanilla in a bowl. Beat in eggs. Add food coloring; mix well. Pour over jelly layer. Bake at 350° for 35 minutes or until set. Cool on a wire rack. , For icing, heat chocolate and butter in a small saucepan on low until melted. Add confectioners' sugar and enough milk to make a smooth icing. Stir in vanilla. Immediately spread over bars. Cover and store overnight at room temperature before cutting.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 79 calories, Fat 3g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 16mg cholesterol, Sodium 38mg sodium, Carbohydrate 12g carbohydrate (8g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.
STRIPED MARZIPAN SQUARES
Steps:
- Divide the marzipan into 4 equal pieces. Work with 1 piece at a time, keeping the other 3 pieces covered with plastic wrap. Dust a work surface with some of the confectioners' sugar and knead the espresso coffee into 1 piece of the marzipan (see page 31) until thoroughly blended (about 2 minutes). Add more confectioners' sugar as needed to keep the marzipan from sticking. Cover this piece of espresso marzipan with plastic wrap while working with another piece. Knead the Grand Marnier and orange food coloring paste into another piece of the marzipan until thoroughly blended (about 2 minutes), adding more confectioners' sugar as needed to keep the marzipan from sticking. Cover this piece of Grand Marnier marzipan while working with the other pieces.
- Dust a work surface with some of the confectioners' sugar and roll out 1 piece of the natural-colored marzipan to a large rectangle (4 by 10 by 1/8 inch thick). Roll out the espresso marzipan to a rectangle the same size as the natural marzipan. Brush the natural marzipan with some of the beaten egg white and then position the espresso marzipan on top of the natural marzipan, aligning the edges.
- Dust a work surface with some of the confectioners' sugar and roll out the remaining piece of natural marzipan to a rectangle the same size as the other pieces. Brush the espresso marzipan with egg white and position the natural marzipan on top of it, aligning the edges.
- Dust a work surface with some of the confectioners' sugar and roll out the piece of Grand Marnier marzipan to a rectangle the same size as the other pieces. Brush the natural marzipan with egg white and position the Grand Marnier marzipan on top of it, aligning the edges.
- With a sharp knife, trim off all the edges to make them smooth and even, then cut the striped marzipan into 1-inch squares. Line a baking sheet with parchment or waxed paper. Place the marzipan squares on the paper and let them air-dry at room temperature (about 1 hour).
- Place each square in a paper candy cup. In a tightly covered container wrapped in several layers of aluminum foil, the squares will keep for 2 weeks in the refrigerator or 2 months in the freezer. They are best eaten at room temperature.
- VARIATIONS
- Substitute other flavors for the espresso and orange-flavored liqueur. Substitute other food coloring pastes for the orange to coordinate with the flavors.
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