Christmas Candy Traditional Marzipankartoffeln German Candy Potatoes Recipes

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.

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.

MARZIPAN (GERMAN CHRISTMAS CANDY)

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cut almond paste into chunks; add egg whites, 2 tablespoons amaretto, 4 teaspoons almond extract.
• Mix well.
• Gradually add 4 cups powdered sugar (small amount at a time) to stiffen.
• Add almond extract, amaretto, sugar and cornstarch until dough is stiff and tastes the way you like it.
• Chill overnight, then roll into balls.
• Melt chocolates together over double boiler (or melt in microwave).
• Dip balls in chocolate and chill in refrigerator.