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🍰 Crunchy Ginger and Marzipan Bars

263 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

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Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1. Peel the ginger and chop it very finely.
  2. 2. Set aside about two teaspoons of the chopped ginger for decoration.
  3. 3. Slice the vanilla pod lengthwise.
  4. 4. Scrape the seeds (the pulp) out of the pod using the back of a knife.
  5. 5. Place the remaining ginger, the marzipan, the vanilla seeds, and the cognac into a bowl.
  6. 6. Knead the ingredients well until a uniform mass forms.
  7. 7. Place two sheets of baking paper on your work surface.
  8. 8. Shape the marzipan mixture into a flat roll between the paper layers.
  9. 9. Press the roll to an even thickness of one centimeter.
  10. 10. Cut the roll into 18 small pieces.
  11. 11. Each piece should be approximately two by five centimeters.
  12. 12. Fill a pot with about 500 milliliters of water.
  13. 13. Bring the water to a boil.
  14. 14. Chop the dark chocolate into coarse pieces.
  15. 15. Place a metal bowl over the pot with the hot water.
  16. 16. Melt the chocolate carefully in the metal bowl.
  17. 17. Dip each marzipan bar briefly into the melted chocolate.
  18. 18. Let the excess chocolate drip off for a moment.
  19. 19. Place the coated bars onto a fresh sheet of baking paper.
  20. 20. Allow the bars to dry and set completely.
  21. 21. Chop the white chocolate into coarse pieces as well.
  22. 22. Melt the white chocolate in a clean metal bowl over the hot water bath.
  23. 23. Transfer the melted white chocolate into a freezer bag.
  24. 24. Seal the bag tightly.
  25. 25. Cut off a small corner of the bottom corner of the bag.
  26. 26. Decorate the dried bars with the white chocolate from the bag.
  27. 27. Sprinkle the reserved fresh ginger over the bars.
  28. 28. Serve the finished bars immediately.

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