Yield: 2 pounds
| Measure | Ingredient |
|---|---|
| 1 pounds | Almonds (blanched), finely ground |
| 1 pounds | Sugar, powdered (confectioner's sugar) |
| \N \N | Food colouring |
| 2 tablespoons | Orange water or rose water (Can be obtained from your local drugstore) |
| \N \N | Decorations |
Combine ground almonds, sugar and flavouring in a saucepan. Cook until mixture leaves side of pan. Roll almond mixture on a flat surface to about ½-inch thickness. Cut into shapes, mold, paint with food colouring, decorate, etc. Place on wax paper to dry for 2 hours.
NOTES:
* Marzipan -- This recipe could be used as part of a 12-course meal known in Polish as Wigilia, or on its own. Wigilia is eaten after sundown on Christmas Eve.
: Difficulty: easy.
: Time: ½ hour plus time to decorate.
: Precision: Approximate measurement OK.
: Original recipe passed down through the generations and translated from Polish into English (with a few mods) by Edward Chrzanowski : MFCF, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada : echrzanowski@... or
{ihnp4,allegra,utzoo}!watmath!echrzanowski : Copyright (C) 1986 USENET Community Trust