Homemade Marzipan

Making your own marzipan (or almond paste) is simple and requires only about 30 minutes of your time. The added benefit – it is far tastier than most everything available in the supermarket.

You will need a decent food processor for this job – not a blender.

Difficulty: simple
Yield: makes 385 grams (13 ½ ounces)

175 grams very finely ground almond meal
180 grams icing sugar (powdered sugar)
1 – 1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract
½ teaspoon rose water (optional)
35 grams (a bit more than an ounce) aquafaba

• Mix together the almond meal and icing sugar in the bowl of your food processor. Pulse just long enough to mix the ingredients together. Add the almond extract, optional rose water and aquafaba. Continue blending until the mixture comes together into a thick mass – it should start to form a cohesive ball as it circles in your food processor. If the mixture seems too wet, add a touch more sugar or almond meal. If the mixture is too dry and it won’t form into a ball, then add a bit more aquafaba.
• Remove the marzipan, knead the mixture briefly, then form into a log (or two) and wrap tightly and refrigerate for up to 2 weeks.