Five-Minute Marzipan

Name: Five-Minute Marzipan
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 710 milliliters (24 ounces/685 g) almond paste; 300 grams 1/2 cups confectioners sugar, plus extra if needed; 15 grams tablespoon kirsch or other brandy (see Note), plus extra if needed

Five-Minute Marzipan is a gluten free, fodmap friendly, and vegan side dish. This recipe serves 6. One serving contains 720 calories, 10g of protein, and 31g of fat. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up almond paste, confectioners' sugar, kirsch, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Combine the almond paste, confectioners' sugar, and 1 tablespoon of the brandy in the mixing bowl.

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Powdered Sugar

Almond Paste

Brandy

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Mixing Bowl

Mix on low speed until everything is completely incorporated and the dough is smooth and pliable, about 5 minutes.

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Dough

If using your hands: Form the almond paste into a flat round on your work surface. Dust half of the confectioners' sugar over the round and begin kneading it into the paste, folding the paste over on itself repeatedly.

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Powdered Sugar

Almond Paste

Drizzle 1 tablespoon of the brandy over the dough and knead it in. Once it's incorporated, dust the remainder of the sugar over the dough and knead until it's completely incorporated.

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Brandy

Dough

Sugar

The dough should be uniform and pliable. If it's dry, add a few more drops of flavoring (or warm water) and knead until it's at the desired consistency; if it's sticky, a little more confectioners' sugar.

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Powdered Sugar

Dough

Water

Store marzipan, wrapped very well in plastic wrap, in the refrigerator for at least 3 months.

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Marzipan

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Kirsch is brandy distilled from cherries. Cherries particularly complement almonds since the two are related, and cherry pits have an almondlike flavor that is imparted to the liquor (which is not so bad swigged sipped on its own, either). If you'd prefer, you can use 1 tablespoon light corn syrup or 1 teaspoon almond extract instead.

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Light Corn Syrup

Almond Extract

Cherries

Almonds

Brandy

Kirsch

Liquor

From The Liddabit Sweets Candy Cookbook: How to Make Truly Scrumptious Candy in Your Own Kitchen by Liz Gutman & Jen King. Copyright © 2012 by Liz Gutman and Jennifer King; principal photography copyright © 2012 by Rachel Been. Published by Workman Publishing Company, Inc.

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Candy