Melouny (Czech Watermelon-Shaped Sweets)
This confection resembles colorful watermelon wedges. It is made from fake marzipan, which, unlike real marzipan, allows you to achieve vivid and precise color shades. Although the preparation is laborious, the result looks very impressive.
Prep: 1 h
Servings: 1
Method
01.
First prepare the white mixture. Work the butter, powdered sugar and powdered milk into a pliable mixture and divide it into two equal parts.
02.
Leave the first part white and work the red food coloring into the second part. Shape the red mixture into 10 balls and place them in the freezer for 10 minutes.
03.
Divide the white mixture into 10 parts, roll them out and wrap them around the red balls. Put the resulting balls back in the freezer for 10 minutes.
04.
For the green mixture, combine 300 g ground walnuts and 300 g powdered sugar, add the egg white and green food coloring. Work the mixture together and divide it into 10 equal parts, roll them out and wrap each white ball in them. Coat in fine granulated sugar and place in the freezer for another 10 minutes.
05.
Finally, cut each ball into 8 pieces (wedges) and use a toothpick and hot melted chocolate to make the seeds.
