Candy & Confectionery Recipes > Viennese Bonbons

How to make Viennese bonbons:
A sweet recipe that combines the rich tastes of fondant and marzipan paste, which is also know as almond icing.



Ingredients

fondant
marzipan paste (almond icing)
a few drops of rose water
a few drops orange flower water
2 contrasting natural food colors
(see measure conversions for more information)

Method

- Work the rose water into the fondant, together with two or three drops of your chosen natural food coloring.
- Work the orange flower water into the marzipan and a few drops of your other chosen natural food coloring.
- Roll out the fondant and divide it into equal halves.
- Roll out the marzipan, place it on one half of the fondant, and press the remainder of the fondant on top, so that you have a sandwich of marzipan and fondant.
- Then cut in shapes and leave to dry for 24 hours.


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