Almond Icing or Marzipan

Name: Almond Icing or Marzipan
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: ½ lb. (240 g.) ground almonds; ½ lb. (240 g.) icing or caster sugar; 1 egg; 2 teaspoons water; 1 teaspoon lemon juice

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Cookery of England

By Elisabeth Ayrton

Published 1975

About

Quantity for an 8–9 inch (20–22 cm.) cake.

Ingredients

½ lb. (240 g.) ground almonds
½ lb. (240

Europe
United Kingdom
Condiment
England
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Caster sugar enhances the slightly rough texture of the ground almonds; icing sugar makes the paste smoother.

Lightly mix the almonds and sugar together in a mixing bowl. Stir in the beaten egg and lemon juice and water. Dust a pastry board with icing sugar and knead the almond paste on it till it is smooth and coagulated.

Roll out about a ¼