Marzipan - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup blanched whole almonds or 1 1/3 cups slivered almonds
1 1/3 cups confectioners' sugar
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
2 teaspoons water
2 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar
1 slightly beaten egg white

Preparation

Place almonds in a blender container or food processor bowl Cover and blend or process until ground.
In a mixer bowl combine the ground almonds, the 1 1/3 cups confectioners' sugar, almond extract and 2 tablespoons water Beat with electric mixer until the mixture forms a ball.
Gradually add the 2 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar, beating until combined.
Stir in enough egg white (about 1 tablespoon) to form a clay-like mixture.
Tint with food coloring, if desired.
Mold or shape the marzipan as desired, using about 2 teaspoons marzipan for each shape.