Tut (Persian Marzipan)
Description
Homemade marzipan, scented with rose water and cardamom and shaped to look like mulberries, is a traditional treat for Nowruz (Persian New Year).
Ingredients
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1 cup blanched almond flour
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1/2 cup powdered sugar, or more to taste
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1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
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2 tablespoons rose water, or more as needed
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1/4 cup white sugar
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2 tablespoons raw pistachios
Directions
1
Combine almond flour, powdered sugar, and cardamom in a medium bowl. Drizzle in rose water, 1 tablespoon at a time, and gently knead until a soft dough forms that doesn't stick to your hands. Taste and add more powdered sugar to reach desired sweetness. Adjust rose water if needed.
2
Pinch off about 1/2 teaspoon of dough. Form into a ball and shape like a cone, to resemble a mulberry, or any shape that you like. Roll in white sugar. Repeat with remaining dough.
3
Chop pistachios into slivers, resembling stems. Place a pistachio sliver over each piece of "tut."