Marzipan Candy



INGREDIENTS:

8 ounces almond paste

2 cups confectioners' sugar

1/4 cup corn syrup

3 drops any color food coloring

DIRECTIONS:

1. Break the almond paste into small pieces over a medium
bowl. Add 1 cup of the confectioners' sugar, and work it in
with your hands until incorporated. It will be crumbly. Add
another 3/4 cup of sugar, and work it in really well. Pour
in the corn syrup, and work it in until evenly blended.
Spread remaining sugar out on a clean work surface, and
knead the dough until smooth and uniform, 3 to 5 minutes.
If the dough seems too sticky, knead in more sugar. Wrap the
dough in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for about an hour. It
should have the consistency of modeling dough.

2. Break off small pieces of marzipan to color, kneading in
color thoroughly until you arrive at the desired color. Then
blend the colored pieces into larger portions of dough. Dust
a work surface and rolling pin with confectioners' sugar, and
roll dough out to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut into desired shapes
using small cookie cutters to make candies.



Marzipan Candy