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    Marcipan

    I was going to make some marcipan cookies, but realize I'm out of marcipan. However, I just bought lots of almonds, so I looked for a recipe.

    If you can't get marcipan in your supermarket, you can make it yourself. This recipe below is one without eggwhite, there are pictures of the process. Read the reply by Paul, second last reply, and there's an explanation of why you would use eggwhite.



    http://thegracefulkitchen.net/2013/0....FVEe6TaK.dpbs

    Once you have the marcipan, you can make "Kransekage" - it's a tradition here for New Years Eve. When the clock strikes midnight, this cake is served, along with Champaigne.

    The recipe for this is:

    500 gram marcipan
    200 gram powdered sugar (icing sugar)
    1 eggwhite (small egg)

    For the icing you use:
    1 eggwhite
    1/2 teaspoon of winegar
    150 gram powdered sugar

    You can make rings and build a tower, or can make any shape you like. Here's a video of how Mette Blomsterberg makes them.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUn0-a2MKl8

    Marcipan you can also use to cover the top of cake, just roll it out thin.

    Enjoy!



    "I don't know which weapons will be used in the third World war, but in the fourth, it will be sticks and stones" --- Albert Einstein.


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    I haven't done any baking yet. Right now there are 2 loaves of pumpkin bread in the oven, and they will get wrapped in foil and put in the freezer for closer to Christmas. The 2 that I made for Thanksgiving have all but vanished - just a couple of slices left. I won't do any cookies till VERY close to Christmas - otherwise they will be gone by then. My son The Cookie Monster can devour them just as quickly as the Muppet character does. His very favorite are toll house - I always use the recipe on the Nestle's semi-sweet chocolate morsels bag - never found one I liked better. I also use that recipe and switch out the semi-sweet for white choco chips, and add macadamia nuts for a little different variety/taste. I like them both pretty equally - so does the rest of the family.
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