Colorful Marzipan Fruits

INGREDIENTS

INSTRUCTIONS

TO AVOID HARMFUL BACTERIA, BE SURE EGGS ARE NOT CRACKED BEFORE USE.
There are 4 steps to making colorful marzipan fruits: making basic
marzipan, shaping fruits, coloring fruits; glazing fruits. MAKE THE
BASIC MARZIPAN. Break up almond paste in large bowl. Add egg whites
and almond extract and mix thoroughly. Add sugar 1 cup at a time,
kneading well after each addition; add enough sugar to make a solid,
heavy dough. (The mixture is quite sticky and hard to handle at  first,
but as you add sugar, it dries and becomes workable.) At this  point
you may store the dough for up to 7 days by wrapping in plastic  and
storing in plastic bag in fridge. Bring to room temp and knead  again
before using. SHAPE MARZIPAN FRUITS: break off 1" balls of  marzipan
and shape to look like lemons, oranges, apples, pears, and
strawberries. too much while you are shaping balls, chill briefly in
fridge. Shaping tips: Lemons and oranges: roll on fine grated to
create pebbly texture; insert cloves, star-shaped ends up, for stem
ends. Apples: indent tops, insert cloves pointed ends up to represent
stems. Pears: insert cloves pointed ends up for stems. Strawberries:
shape little flat marzipan stars to make caps; attach caps with  cloves
and a dab of egg white. COLOR FRUITS: Use small, soft  paintbrush and
paste food coloring diluted with a little kirsch. Mix  colors (a gem
muffin pan makes a good palette) and paint each fruit  completely.
Don't forget to pain the strawberry caps green.  Place  painted fruits
on wire rack to dry overnight; turn occasionally so  they dry evenly.
GLAZE FRUITS: in small saucepan, sitr together water  and corn syrup to
make glaze. Bring to boil, remove from heal, and  allow to cool until
just warm. Brush warm glaze on red part of each  strawberry; sprinkle
with red sugar and place on wire rack to dry  overnight.  Brush warm
glaze on each fruit and let dry overnight on  wire rack.  When glaze is
dry on strawberries, paint glaze on  strawberry caps and let dry
overnight. Put marzipan fruits in paper  candy cups and store in
airtight container. Brightly colored marzipan  fruits are so festive
and pretty, somehow they suit the holiday  perfectly.  From Gemini's
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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients)
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Calories: 230
Calories From Fat: 44
Total Fat: 5.3g
Cholesterol: 0mg
Sodium: 13.8mg
Potassium: 69.8mg
Carbohydrates: 45.5g
Fiber: <1g
Sugar: 43.2g
Protein: 2.3g