User:Erbeilas/Mazarin (pastry)

Mazarin, is a Swedish pastry from the 17th or 18th century made from shortcrust pastry, often filled with a mixture of almond paste, topped with a coating of white icing.

The age and origin of the mazarin is unclear. According to Jan-Öjvind Swahn in his book Mathistorisk uppslagsbok (Encyclopedia of food history) the mazarin is likely to be named after cardinal Jules Mazarin. According to another theory, which is mentioned in Nationalencyklopedin and Svenska Akademiens ordbok, states that the word originates from older French. In Swedish scriptures, there is evidence of the use of the word from 1886.

There are several different variations with different fillings and toppings, some of which with their own names, for example the cubamazarin with chocolate or hazelnuts and the katalan which contains strawberry jam.