France : Marzipan Leaves – Pate D Amande

Mix the almond kernels well with the sugar. Add the egg whites, rose water and bitter almond oil and mix with a hand mixer for about 3 minutes, then knead with your hands until smooth. Cover and leave to rest in the refrigerator for 3 hours.

Knead marzipan with food coloring and cherry brandy. Then roll out to about 1/ 2 cm thick. Using an oval cookie cutter or possibly a kitchen knife, remove leaf shapes. Cut leaf veins with kitchen knife.

Cut walnut halves in half repeatedly, place 1/4 on each leaf, place marzipan flakes in paper cups.

Homemade marzipan is a delight. For those short on time, use ready-made raw marzipan, colored green with natural dyes, as a substitute.

France celebrates cheerfully

The more leisurely stay at home in front of the TV on Christmas Eve. Others are more likely to meet at the cinema or possibly the theater. In any case, the French show little sense of tranquility at Christmas. Even those who go to midnight mass want to celebrate merrily again. Even more so a day later, when the morning is filled with gifts and later almond soup, oysters, pâté, stuffed turkey and “Buche de Noel,” the buttercream roll, are served.

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