Would anyone help me out with some Marzipan issues?
Terra Matsu
17-11-2006, 20:24
None of these recipes that I have found indicate serving size so I'll ask you, General, not about politics, not about societal problems, but instead, help!
See, I am trying to make enough marzipan to serve 20 people. But the amount need not be a lot - perhaps something to the amount of 20 strawberry forms. Would anybody be kind enough to work numbers to give me the appropriate ingredients and amounts thereof :D?
Smunkeeville
17-11-2006, 20:27
16 ounces almond paste
4 cups confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup corn syrup
6 drops any color food coloring
makes enough for about 30 people........
Marzipan is disgusting though.
Dinaverg
17-11-2006, 20:27
On the off chance anyone (like me) doesn't know what Marzipan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marzipan) is.
Angry Fruit Salad
17-11-2006, 20:27
Perhaps you could alter this recipe a bit? http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/623/Christmas-Mini-Marzipan-Mounds74854.shtml
Terra Matsu
17-11-2006, 20:32
16 ounces almond paste
4 cups confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup corn syrup
6 drops any color food coloring
makes enough for about 30 people........
Marzipan is disgusting though.
Hmm, thankee. And it's not my fault that Lübeck happens to be known for its Marzipan, which is why I had to find any of this out in the first place.
On the off chance, do you have any particular recipe for this? I would modify AFS' but it seems to require marzipan in itself, unless I somehow misinterpreted it. The others I have don't take corn syrup or anything as such so I'd like to know how to put this together. @_@
Lunatic Goofballs
17-11-2006, 20:32
"Marzipan is a confection consisting primarily of ground almonds and sugar that derives its characteristic flavor from bitter almonds, which constitute 4% to 6% of total almond content by weight. Some marzipan is also flavored with rosewater. Persipan is a similar product, for which the almonds are replaced by apricot or peach kernels."
Sorry, no. I don't eat anything that I can't tell if cyanide has been slipped into. :p
Smunkeeville
17-11-2006, 20:35
"Marzipan is a confection consisting primarily of ground almonds and sugar that derives its characteristic flavor from bitter almonds, which constitute 4% to 6% of total almond content by weight. Some marzipan is also flavored with rosewater. Persipan is a similar product, for which the almonds are replaced by apricot or peach kernels."
Sorry, no. I don't eat anything that I can't tell if cyanide has been slipped into. :p
when I took pastry class we had to learn to make Marzipan forms for our cakes, they were pretty but I didn't dare try to eat them, weird texture indeed.
Pledgeria
17-11-2006, 20:51
On the off chance anyone (like me) doesn't know what Marzipan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marzipan) is.
Yes, but this Marzipan (http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/Marzipan) is much better. :D