Marzipan Easter Chicken

Name: Marzipan Easter Chicken
Yield: 1 figure, 2 ounces (55 g) in weight
Cuisine: Austrian
Ingredients: Egg white; 1 blanched almond or sliver of almond; 1 blanched almond or sliver of almond; Dark coating chocolate, melted; Royal Icing; ⅓ ounce (10 g) Marzipan, untinted; 1⅔ ounces (45 g) Marzipan, tinted pale yellow; 1⅔ ounces (45 g) Marzipan, tinted pale yellow

Preparation info

1 figure,
2
ounces in weight

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Advanced Professional Pastry Chef

By Bo Friberg

Published 2003

About

Ingredients

⅓ ounce (10 g) Marzipan, untinted
1⅔ ounces (

Europe
Austria
Switzerland
Germany
Garnish
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Refer to Figure 12-5 as a guide while constructing the chicken. Make sure your work area and your hands are perfectly clean. Roll the untinted marzipan in your hands until it is soft, then roll into a ball. Place the ball on the table and make a shallow depression on the top with your thumb, pressing hard enough to make the ball slightly flat on the bottom so it will not