Almond Marzipans

Marzipans is a delicacy made of sweet almond paste, eggs and sugar and look amazing when moulded into various decorative shapes.

Preparation : 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients:

250 gms almonds soaked overnight

2 egg whites

1 pinch of red food colour

5 drops of rose essence or rose water

450 gms of powdered sugar

Method:

• Remove the skins of the soaked almonds and then mince and grind the almonds with a little rose water.
• Beat the egg whites stiff.
• Put the ground almonds, sugar and egg whites into a steel or copper vessel
• Add a little rose water and cook over slow fire till the mixture leaves the side of the vessel.
• Remove from fire and cool for about 10 minutes
• Divide the mixture into different portions and convert them into any shape as desired as per the moulds
• Beat the moulds on the reverse side, and the pieces will fall out.