Bones of Saint

One of the most traditional sweet for Hallow-eve, the first of November, are the Bones of Saint which consist in small tubes of marzipan stuffed with egg yolk cake.

Ingredients for the marzipan:
200 grammes of sugar
200 grammes of water
150 grammes of ground almond


Ingredients for the egg yolk cake:
90 grammes of sugar
100 grammes of water
6 yolks

Elaboration for 4 dinner guests:

First of all, we elaborate the marzipan: Put the saucepan on the fire with the water and sugar and elaborate the syrup. Once the syrup is finished, put the ground almond and stir until form a dough. Cool and reserve.

In a second step, we elaborate the egg yolk cake:Put the saucepan on the fire with the water and sugar and elaborate the syrup. Then, add the yolks properly beaten and wait until it becomes dense. We should cook over a low heat to avoid boiling because the yolks can separate. Cool.

And finally, on a clean kitchen table, sprinkle the sugar and extend the marzipan mass with a rolling pin. Cut rectangles from the mass and roll it into a special metal tube of pastry. Cool and dry. When dry, fill them with the mass of yolk.

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