How to Make Almond Paste

LINK TO FULL RECIPE: owlbbaking.com/almond-paste-r...
Homemade Almond Paste is so easy and inexpensive to make! You’ll need just a few simple ingredients and a couple of minutes using a food processor. Learn how to make almond paste to use in all of your favorite almond recipes.
Almond paste can be stored in the fridge for up to 3 months or in the freezer for up to 6 months.

[@tiffanysailor8410]

Awesome 😁 I never knew it was that easy. Thank you for sharing with us 🥰

[@HomeCookingJourney]

Fantastic recipe! 😊😊

[@ImForgivenToo]

Thank you for this recipe !! well done video !! 👍👍 Going to use it in almond bear claws 😊

[@Owlbbaking]

Thank you!! Mmm that sounds like a great use of almond paste!!!

[@hebeveldkamp8924]

I'm making the same recipe i hope it goes well

[@annjames2844]

Do you know if this can be rolled out with a fondant machine when ready to use? Thanks.

[@Owlbbaking]

Hi! It would be too soft right after it's made, but if chilled overnight in the fridge and dusted with powdered sugar you might be able to. Let me know how it goes if you try it!

[@lonnieconti1836]

This is what I call mock almond paste. Powdered sugar contains about 3-4% corn starch which affects the flavor and texture. To make real almond paste one must boil water and sugar into a syrup and then add to the almond flour and then process until smooth. This process only takes a few minutes longer but results in a far superior product. This is also an almond paste that can be eaten without baking (no raw egg).

[@Owlbbaking]

What you are describing is marzipan, not almond paste. Almond paste is mostly used as an ingredient in baking while marzipan is reserved as a candy/confection. The method you mentioned of boiling sugar is a technique used in candy making (like for marzipan) Understanding there are multiple ways to approach a recipe, I would hardly call mine a "mock" recipe, especially given most authorities in this space use the same ingredients (powdered sugar) and technique that I'm sharing.

[@lonnieconti1836]

@@Owlbbaking I don’t know what most of the authorities did for a living but I am a third generation former owner of a pastry shop that is 100 years old this year. I have tried both ways and stand by my statement that your way affects both the texture and taste of the end product. Negatively.Commercially prepared almond paste (American Almond) is not made the way you make it. I don’t care what most of your “experts “ on line say.

[@Owlbbaking]

@@lonnieconti1836 Ok! :)

[@lydiamarquez7389]

I need the boiled sugar and water recipe pleeeaase. I’m the meantime, I’m making it this way and happy to have an easy option. Thx in advance. 🤗

[@lavenderbutterfly1433]

@@lonnieconti1836 you must be fun at parties.

[@phuongkern8027]

The egg white…it’s raw almond paste then???

[@Owlbbaking]

Yes, in most cases you'd use the almond paste as an ingredient in a baked recipe. If needed for a raw recipe, you could always use a pasteurized egg to make it safe. :)

[@phuongkern8027]

@@Owlbbaking Thank you so much for your prompt response. Can the egg white omitted? 🙏

[@Owlbbaking]

@@phuongkern8027 Yes, I think so! The egg white is used to help bind the rest of the ingredients here, so you should have success if you replace it with something else! You could try 3 Tbsp aquafaba or up to 3 Tbsp of applesauce. I haven't tried these personally, but let me know how it works out for you!! :)

[@phuongkern8027]

@@Owlbbaking Deepest Thank you 🤗🙏

[@Kidsadventures112]

In morocco we use rose water instead of eggs.

[@gizmo7877]

Now show us how to make almond cookies, or we call them pignoli cookies