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ISO: ISO recipe for almond paste...
- Thread starter traca
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michael-in-phoenix
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Follow the link to the one I've used for many years with good success. Good luck!
http://eat.at/swap/forum/index.php?action=display&forumid=1&msgid=33939
http://eat.at/swap/forum/index.php?action=display&forumid=1&msgid=33939
Traca, I found my British cookbooks use "almond paste" to cover a cake.
Not sure how you're planning on using it.
In the British recipes, it sounds like a marzipan that they're using, rather than the canned softer almond paste that is used for fillings, etc.
In particular, I'm referencing Peggy Porschen's Pretty Party Cakes. Her wedding cakes are covered with rolled "almond paste" to seal and provide a smooth surface, then that is covered with rolled fondant for the smoothest top surface.
You would need to add powdered sugar to most canned "almond paste" to roll it out.
I bought a 7 lb can of "almond paste" and was told I could just roll it out. But since it was for a test cake and it cost $36, I returned the can unopened. Can't give you any test data on that.
Not sure how you're planning on using it.
In the British recipes, it sounds like a marzipan that they're using, rather than the canned softer almond paste that is used for fillings, etc.
In particular, I'm referencing Peggy Porschen's Pretty Party Cakes. Her wedding cakes are covered with rolled "almond paste" to seal and provide a smooth surface, then that is covered with rolled fondant for the smoothest top surface.
You would need to add powdered sugar to most canned "almond paste" to roll it out.
I bought a 7 lb can of "almond paste" and was told I could just roll it out. But since it was for a test cake and it cost $36, I returned the can unopened. Can't give you any test data on that.
luisa_calif
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One I have been using for decades is exactly the same. I blanch then dry out whole almonds.
Thanks all! I paid $8 for an 8 oz. can and tried my first recipe (used entire can).
Next time, the recipe I used needs more sugar.
Since discovering that almond paste recipe, I see several others I want to try. Michael, will be trying your homemade almond paste soon. Thanks!
Marilyn, here the 7 lb. can costs between $48 and $56. Yikes!
Next time, the recipe I used needs more sugar.
Since discovering that almond paste recipe, I see several others I want to try. Michael, will be trying your homemade almond paste soon. Thanks!
Marilyn, here the 7 lb. can costs between $48 and $56. Yikes!