Marzipankartoffeln German Marzipan Potatoes Food

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.

GERMAN CHRISTMAS CANDY (MARZIPANKARTOFFELN)

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Mix together the ground almonds, confectioners' sugar, rose water, and bitter almond aroma in the food processor work bowl or by hand until well blended and sticky.
• Add additional liquids, if necessary, a little at a time until the dough clumps together. Remove from​ the food processor.
• Using 1 tablespoon or less of the marzipan, form small potato-like balls. Some people form perfectly smooth, round balls instead of potato shapes.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the cocoa powder and cinnamon. Roll the balls in the cocoa and cinnamon and set apart on parchment paper to dry. Once completely dry, store in a covered container for longer shelf life.

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.

CHRISTMAS CANDY - TRADITIONAL MARZIPANKARTOFFELN - GERMAN CANDY POTATOES

Steps:

• Advance Preparation: You can buy ground almonds as almond flour or almond meal. Last I checked, it cost about $16 US per pound. You can also blanch 2 cups of raw almonds, slip their skins and grind them yourself in a food processor. Depending on your patience and the food processor, your product might be slightly coarser than the purchased almond meal. It doesn't stick together quite as well, but you can still make it work.
• If you want to keep the fiber in your candy, do not blanch the almonds. With the cocoa coating, the traditional white marzipan color doesn't matter as much.
• Making the potatoes: Mix all ingredients in the food processor or by hand until well blended and sticky. Add additional liquids a little at a time until the dough clumps together. Remove from food processor.
• Using one tablespoon or less of the marzipan, form small potato-like balls. Some people form perfectly smooth, round balls instead of potato shapes.
• Mix the cocoa powder and cinnamon together in a bowl. Roll the balls in the cocoa and cinnamon and set apart on parchment paper to dry.
• Note: If you want the potatoes to be very traditional, use 1 egg white with the above recipe, and reduce the rosewater/liqueur.