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Ingredients

• Scant ¼ cup (50 grams) butter
• ¼ cup plus 1 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon (50 grams) Kirsch or simple syrup, optional
• 3 cups plus 3 tablespoons (500 grams) blanched, whole, almonds
• ¹/₃ cup plus 1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons (100 grams) water
• ¼ cup (75 grams) honey
• I cup plus 3 tablespoons (250 grams) sugar
• Scant 9 ounces (250 grams) bittersweet chocolate, tempered, recipe follows
• + 5 more ingredients
• • Green food color
  • 50 grams pistachios, finely chopped
  • ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons (25 grams) pistachio paste
  • 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons (25 grams) Kirsch
  • 1 cup (500 grams) almond paste, recipe follows

1. Place the almond paste on the work surface. Add the kirsch, pistachio paste, chopped pistachios and food color to the almond paste. The amount of green food color that you add is up to you, I usually add 1 to 2 drops. Knead until well combined. Roll the mixture into a 1-inch-thick diameter cyl...

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