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Serves: 8

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Here is a recipe for Almond paste, useful coating for many cakes, moulding etc. So much nicer than shop bought.

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Ingredients

  • 39.37 inches superfine sugar
  • 4 oz sifted confectioners' sugar
  • 7 oz almond meal
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 2 egg yolks
  • almond essence (a few drops)

Method

  1. Mix the sugars and almond meal together.
  2. When well combined make a well in the centre, into this add the almond essence, lemon juice and enough of the egg yolks to make firm dough.
  3. Turn out onto a lightly icing sugared surface and knead until a smooth consistency. Once smooth wrap in foil or cling wrap and store for 2-3 days before using.

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  • Thanks for this marzipan recipe, Rose. The paste's so much better than the anaemic-looking version in the shops. I'm using my batch for a Great British Bake Off 'Golden Apricot and Marzipan Loaf cake' - so far so good! Hannah, http://nr11blog.wordpress.com/

    Posted by nr11blog.wordpress.com on 5th Nov 2012 at 13.49