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Help with Marzipan please

foreverskint
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I want to make some Marzipan for the Christmas cake this year. However I can't stand the stuff as I hate almonds or almond flavouring.yukky yukky yuk yuk:eek:

Is it possible to make a marzipan with a different nut? Has anybody ever tried or know of a recipe?

If anyone knows could they please advise.
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  • squeaky
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    At this time of night? Are you mad? :)

    There's a white marzipan but I'm not sure what it's amde of and I have vague recollection of others. Health shops?
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  • foreverskint
    foreverskint Posts: 1,009 Forumite
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    squeaky wrote:
    At this time of night? Are you mad? :)

    There's a white marzipan but I'm not sure what it's amde of and I have vague recollection of others. Health shops?

    I'm only slightly mad lol.

    The white marzipan is still almonds though. I shall go to bed now and await the many answers in the morning:p
  • squeaky
    squeaky Posts: 14,129 Forumite
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    Queenie is still up - she might know something...
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  • Pink.
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    Have you two got no beds to go to? ;):D

    I love almonds so probably I'm probably not the best person to help. The best link I could find was this one.

    Pink
  • Lara
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    You can buy nut free marzipan from somewhere like Almond Art, who are a cake decorating/sugarcraft specialist.
  • moggins
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    I just love marzipan and have been known to eat a whole block by itself :D
    Organised people are just too lazy to look for things

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  • foreverskint
    foreverskint Posts: 1,009 Forumite
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    Moggins you disgust me.;) How could you do that urghhh......................


    I've never understood how anyone can eat it .:D
  • foreverskint
    foreverskint Posts: 1,009 Forumite
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    Thanks pink winged. The idea of walnut marzipan sounds really nice. I love walnuts:D
  • Anne_Marie_2
    Anne_Marie_2 Posts: 2,123 Forumite
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    Ingredients:
    2 ounces margarine
    2 tablespoons water
    2-3 teaspoons of almond essence
    (you could substitute vanilla essence if you don't like almond)
    4 ounces sugar or golden syrup
    4 ounces soya flour

    Melt marg in water, add essence and sugar or syrup, then soya flour, mix all
    together. Turn on to a board and knead well.
    Roll out and use as required.
  • moggins
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    LOL, the rum and raisin chocolate coated marzipan from Lidl is even nicer. I have to ration myself though :D
    Organised people are just too lazy to look for things

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