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Almond Paste Parchment

Almond Paste Parchment
  • Time : 25 minutes
  • Difficulty :  medium

Ingredients for Almond Paste Parchment :

  • white almond paste
  • cornstarch

Technical stages for Almond Paste Parchment :

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Prepare the necessary ingredients.

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Form a well mixed and homogeneous ball with the almond paste.

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Flour the counter with cornstarch. Roll out the almond paste lengthwise.

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Get rid of any excess cornstarch with a brush.

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Remove from the bench woth a metallic spatula. Cut a strip.

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Crush the end with a rolling pin to make it thinner.

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Do the same on the opposite end.

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Roll both ends.

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The first end on one side and the second one on the other side.

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With a culinary torch, brown the sides to give an ancient look to it. Beware not to burn it too much.

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Let dry for a couple of days on the table. With a royal icing filled icing bag, you can add a text realted to the event you prepared it for (ie "Happy Birthday").

Thank you for following this recipe !

The essentials

To make this recipe, some of these items will be required:

CornstarchCornstarch 2.90 Euro
Flat pastry brush 2,5 cmFlat pastry brush 2,5 cm 3.30 Euro
Wooden rolling pin 50 cmWooden rolling pin 50 cm 7.30 Euro
Sugar Blowtorch 2Sugar Blowtorch 2 44.20 Euro