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Title: Making marzipan
Post by: cookie1 on December 16, 2010, 01:01:58 am

I've just blanched the almonds to make some marzipan (from Festive book) and I've found that most of them look brownish as though they have been toasted. Did this happen to anyone else? My blanched almonds are usually white as I do them without the TMX. The TMX is much easier and quicker and I'll still be using them.

Title: Re: Making marzipan
Post by: cookie1 on December 16, 2010, 04:11:08 am

I've made the marzipan and it is a gold colour and tastes so very nice. I've used it for my fruit mince tarts and now will use it for my stollen as it says golden marzipan and mine is sure golden. If I have any remainder I'll just cook it as it's ever so nice.

Title: Re: Making marzipan
Post by: AmandaN on December 16, 2010, 04:51:28 am

We made a stollen last year.  DH got challenged by a chef mate to make one with TMX.  Turned out really good. We should do one for christmas I think.  We made the marzipan from the UK thermomix site.

Title: Re: Making marzipan
Post by: cookie1 on December 16, 2010, 06:08:37 am

Thanks Amanda.

Title: Re: Making marzipan
Post by: RoxyS on December 16, 2010, 11:17:14 am

Cookie, I had the same thing happen with my almonds. Still tasted fine and like yours, my marzipan was golden.

Title: Re: Making marzipan
Post by: faffa_70 on December 16, 2010, 10:53:33 pm

it's a really nice marzipan too. I generally don't like marzipan .. this one I keep eating! My poor hips  :o :o

Title: Re: Making marzipan
Post by: cookie1 on December 17, 2010, 12:47:22 am

It is yummy isn't it? I never liked the goo you bought but this is beautiful. I'll bake some as stars today or tomorrow after I've made the stollen.

Title: Re: Making marzipan
Post by: andiesenji on December 17, 2010, 01:28:11 am

I make it and keep it on hand all the time - it keeps nicely in the fridge.

I roll it out, cut a circle the same size as a cake layer and put it between layers, along with raspberry or cherry jam in chocolate layer cakes.  It is a hidden gem that always gets rave reviews.   The complex combination of flavors are very complimentary to each other.

In this case the total is greater than the sum of the parts. 

Title: Re: Making marzipan
Post by: cookie1 on December 17, 2010, 08:18:54 am

Andie  :-* :-* :-* :-*  DD has a birthday on the 31st of this month.  Now I know what I'll do for her cake.
She's not into lots of cream or anything. Thank you.

Title: Re: Making marzipan
Post by: zebraa on December 17, 2010, 10:23:51 am

wow - that is interesting - I never like bought Marzipan either.

Title: Re: Making marzipan
Post by: zebraa on December 17, 2010, 10:32:35 am

For those of us without the festive cookbook, is this a similar recipe?

http://www.superkitchenmachine.com/2010/5582/callebaut-chocolate-making-video.html

- this is the video - you have to register first though

Title: Re: Making marzipan
Post by: andiesenji on December 17, 2010, 04:00:09 pm

I didn't get it out of the festive cookbook, I got it from the UK Thermomix recipe list (http://www.ukthermomix.com/recindex.php)

Title: Re: Making marzipan
Post by: zebraa on December 19, 2010, 11:14:01 am

Thanks. Yum ;D