Marzipan Recipe

Contributor: Amu
Ingredients
Almonds - 100gms
Sugar - 1/2 cup
Almond essence - 1 tsp
Water - 1/4 cup approximately
Golden Syrup - 1 tbsp (if you dont get thei you can use honey)

Method
1. Bring a pan of water to a boil. Drop the almonds in; boil for 1-2 minutes. Drain.
2. Peel the skins off the almonds. They should easily slip off.
3. Spread the skinned almonds onto a baking tray and allow to dry under a medium-hot grill (180 degrees C) for 8-10 minutes.
4. Cool, and then grind in almond meal (fine powder). Do the grinding in short spells, & stir each time to avoid it becoming pasty.
5. Turn the meal into a bowl; stir in the sugar, followed with the almond extract.
6. Add the syrup, mix in well. Now add cold water, 1 tbsp at a time, to get a play dough like consistency. Knead till smooth.
7. Keep covered in cling wrap until you use it(if not it will dry away very fast).
8. Colour it as required ans use it...

Hope this helps...
Good Luck..:-)