Marzipan Squares 1968 Recipes

MARZIPAN

Steps:

• Blend the confectioner's sugar, finely ground almonds, egg whites, salt, and almond extract in a blender until perfectly blended. Cover and chill until firm, 24 hours.

MARZIPAN SQUARES 1968

Steps:

• Line a 7 x 11 brownie pan with your favourite pie pastry.
• Spread a seedless raspberry jam lightly over unbaked pastry.
• Beat butter, sugar, vanilla and eggs until fluffy.
• Add rice flour, and salt.
• Divide batter into three different bowls.
• Green food colour into one and mix until desired colour.
• Red colour into the other and mix well until a nice pink.
• Leave the third white.
• Dot a tablespoon of each batter allover the jam topped pastry.
• leaving a marbling effect.
• Distributing evenly.
• Bake 350 degrees for 30- 35 minutes.
• Cool thoroughly.
• Frost by blending the remaining butter, milk, almond flavour and icing powder.
• Make a creamy frosting and frost top of cake.
• Cut into little squares.

MARZIPAN BARS

Steps:

• In a bowl, cream butter and brown sugar. Add egg yolk and vanilla; mix well. Combine flour, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. Press into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Spread with jelly. , For filling, combine almond paste, butter, sugar, egg white and vanilla in a bowl. Beat in eggs. Add food coloring; mix well. Pour over jelly layer. Bake at 350° for 35 minutes or until set. Cool on a wire rack. , For icing, heat chocolate and butter in a small saucepan on low until melted. Add confectioners' sugar and enough milk to make a smooth icing. Stir in vanilla. Immediately spread over bars. Cover and store overnight at room temperature before cutting.

MARZIPAN BARS

Steps:

• Line 8 x 8 pan with pie pastry and cover the pastry with layer of raspberry jam.
• Blend butter and sugar thoroughly.
• Add eggs and beat until light and fluffy.
• Add rice flour and salt and beat well.
• Color 1/2 mixture a pale pink and other half green.
• Put spoonfuls of each mixture alternately on jam to cover.
• Bake in 350° oven for 35 minutes.
• Cool and ice with frosting.

MARZIPAN SQUARES

Steps:

• For marzipan, place almonds and 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar in a food processor; cover and process until blended. Add the extract, corn syrup and remaining confectioners' sugar; cover and process for 1 minute. Add egg white; process until mixture forms a ball. Remove and wrap in plastic. Refrigerate for 1 hour or until firm. , Meanwhile, in a microwave, heat rum on high until it begins to boil, about 30 seconds. Stir in cranberries; set aside. , In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in extracts. Combine the flour, ground almonds, baking powder and salt. Stir into creamed mixture just until combined. Chop marzipan into 1/4-in. pieces; add marzipan, rum mixture and almonds to creamed mixture., Spread into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Dust with confectioners' sugar.

MARZIPAN BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. 1st layer: Cream butter and sugar. Add flour, salt and vanilla. Pat into 13 x 9 baking pan. Spread jam over crust. 2nd layer: With electric mixer,blend almond paste and sugar together as much as possible. Add eggs one at a time to mixture. Add vanilla. Gently pour over crust and jam. Bake about 20 minutes, until the batter is golden brown and set. 3rd layer. Melt together butter, chocolate and milk. Add powdered sugar and vanilla and beat until smooth. Carefully spread over the 2nd layer and then sprinkle with almonds. Store tightly covered. Freezes well.