Marzipankartoffelngermanmarzipanpotatoes Recipes

MARZIPANKARTOFFELN - GERMAN MARZIPAN POTATOES

Steps:

• Whirl candy ingredients in the food processor or mix by hand until well blended and sticky.
• Add additional rosewater or orange water a *little* at a time until the dough forms.
• Form balls containing about a tablespoon each (if you wish, make them lumpy to like baby potatoes).
• Mix the cocoa powder and cinnamon together in a bowl.
• Roll the "potatoes" in the coating mixture and set aside to dry.

GERMAN MARZIPAN POTATOES (MARZIPANKARTOFFELN)

Steps:

• Place your marzipan (homemade with our super easy recipe or store-bought) into a bowl. Sift in the powdered sugar and mix everything together with your hands. Add a few drops of water at a time until the overall marzipan consistency is no longer crumbly.
• Take a little bit of the marzipan mixture to form a small round ball or potato shape. Use your fingers to compress the marzipan into itself as you shape the "potato" in your cupped palm. Our potatoes ended up being about 1 and 1/2 inches on the long side.
• Now it's time to coat the potato in cocoa powder. To do that either roll the potato in a bowl of cocoa powder (for a heavier, darker cocoa coating) or place a pinch of cocoa powder into your palm and lightly tumble the potato in the powder (for a lighter, more realistic coating).
• Place the completed marzipan potatoes on a small plate or parchment paper and repeat until you have used up all of the marzipan mixture.
• Store your marzipan potatoes in a container with a lid.

GERMAN SAVORY POTATO CAKE (KARTOFFELKUCHEN)

Steps:

• Peel and wash the potatoes.
• Divide the potatoes into two even portions; take one portion cut them into halves, then place in salted water and cook about 20 minutes, until soft enough to mash.
• Shred the remaining raw potatoes.
• Place 50 grams of the butter in a heated pan.
• Sauté the onion and the ham chunks together in the butter.
• Add the shredded potato and turning them over occasionally with a spatula, cook together for about 5-8 minutes.
• Remove from the pan and let cool.
• Drain the potatoes that have been cooking in the water and mash them (using a potato ricer).
• Mix together with the remaining 125 grams of butter, the flour, and some salt & pepper, kneading together to make a dough.
• Using the wrapper from your butter, grease a large rectangular rimmed baking tin about 32 x 39 cm in size (or use a rimmed cookie sheet) and then dust pan with breadcrumbs (If you already tossed your wrapper, just grease the pan with a little butter or oil).
• Press out the potato dough evenly to form a crust in the pan.
• Strip the rosemary leaves from their stems and chop them.
• Whisk together the eggs, rosemary, garlic, sour cream, caraway seeds (optional), and combine with the shredded potato mixture.
• Season with salt& pepper to taste.
• Spread this mixture on top of the potato pastry.
• Place on a lower rack in the oven (preheated to around 200°C) and bake approximately 50 minutes.
• Cool slightly (about 5-10 minutes), then cut into 16 squares.
• Garnish with a small dollop of sour cream and a bit of fresh rosemary, if desired.

MARZIPAN POTATOES

Steps:

• Place almonds in a heat-proof bowl and cover with boiling water. Let stand for a few minutes until cool enough to handle. Slip the almonds out of their skins one by one, leaving the remaining almonds in the warm water. Drain almonds in a colander and pat dry with paper towels.
• Place almonds, confectioners' sugar, rose water, and almond extract in a food processor fitted with a metal blade and process to a paste. Scrape the sides a few times to ensure even processing. Process marzipan until it is smooth and no longer grainy. Wrap in plastic wrap and store marzipan in a cool, dry place, 8 hours to overnight.
• Shape marzipan into a 1/2-inch thick roll. Cut into 1/2-inch pieces and roll each piece into a ball. Dredge balls in cocoa.