Marzipan

This marzipan cookies recipe is perfect for any marzipan lovers. These delightful cookies that are dusted with powdered sugar are really festive to bring out on a plate over Christmas. Chef rolls the marzipan mixture into balls and then tops the marzipan ball with a cookie mixture, the cookie mixture wraps itself around half of the marzipan ball like a tasty blanket. These cookies look amazing but are really simple to bake. Ingredients for marzipan cookies For the marzipan balls 2 Cups…

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These hazelnut marzipan balls are a delicious and easy homemade candy recipe.

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Jean Paré (pronounced “jeen PAIR-ee”) grew up understanding that the combination of family, friends and home cooking is the best recipe for a good life. When Jean left home, she took with her a love of cooking, many family recipes and an intriguing desire to read cookbooks as if they were novels!

Sugar-Free Marzipan

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I am one of those people who likes to buy one or two cake ingredients when I read about them in my cooking magazine. Although I am not totally drawn to super sweet stuffs, I was curious about marzipan and bought one log last year. I don't remember what I used it for and there was still half log left in the freezer and I just had to make use of it rather than chuck it into the bin. I am taking a break from mousse cakes and going for the quintessential loaf and simple cakes this year. One cake…

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Sweet treats for friends and family

These cute marzipan fruits make excellent decorative additions to any dish!Tools: bamboo skewers, paring knife, marzipan tools (available at cake supply or craft stores) - optional, small leaf cutters, small brushesMakes 10-16 pieces

Adapted from the New York Times from a recipe by Melissa Clark and Hans Röckenwagner. I made some changes, including adding some rye flour, for extra flavor. But that makes the loaves slightly heavier, so feel free to use all-purpose flour in its place if you wish. You can certainly swap out any dried fruits you want although I’d keep the tang of the dried cherries or cranberries in there, if you can find them; the little nuggets will brighten up your winter just a bit.

Marzipan is one of the most significant traditions in my family. Every year for Christmas my mother and aunt Estelle would spend hours shaping and painting the most stunning marzipan fruit – …

This Rolled Marzipan recipe produces a soft, supple marzipan that is perfect for covering cakes. You can use this to make any number of different candies.

I learnt how to make these bonbons on the chocolate course that I did at the Cook's Academy in Dublin.