Simnel Marzipan Bonbons

Ingredients

• 2 cups almond meal
• ³⁄₄ cup confectioners' sugar
• ¹⁄₂ cup superfine sugar
• 1 ¹⁄₂ tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp. ground cloves
• 1 tsp. brandy
• 1 tsp. fresh lemon juice
• 1 tsp. honey
• ¹⁄₄ tsp. almond extract
• ¹⁄₄ tsp. vanilla extract
• 1 egg plus 1 yolk
• Blowtorch, for caramelizing

Instructions

1. Whisk almond meal, sugars, cinnamon, and cloves in a bowl until combined; set aside. In a separate bowl, whisk brandy, lemon juice, honey, extracts, egg, and yolk until smooth. Stir wet ingredients into dry; using your hands, knead mixture until smooth. Divide mixture into thirty-eight ¹⁄₂-oz. balls and place on a baking sheet. Using a blowtorch, torch tops of bonbons until lightly caramelized, 30 seconds to 1 minute. They can be rolled and chilled for up to 2 days before being caramelized.