French Macarons - Desserts Recipe

French Macarons

🌍 Desserts, Paris, France Difficulty: ●●●○○

Ingredients

• 200g almond flour (sifted)
• 200g powdered sugar
• 150g aged egg whites (divided — 75g+75g)
• 200g sugar
• 50ml water
• food coloring. Filling: ganache or buttercream

Method

1. Sifting — Sift almond flour and powdered sugar together twice.
2. Making — Make Italian meringue: boil sugar and water to 118°C (245°F). Pour onto 75g whipped egg whites.
3. Folding — Fold meringue into almond mix with remaining 75g raw egg white (macaronage).
4. Piping — Pipe 4cm circles on parchment. Rest 30-45 min until skin forms.
5. Baking — Bake 150°C (300°F) for 12-14 min. Cool. Sandwich with filling.

Tags: almond flour, powdered sugar, aged egg whites, sugar, food coloring. filling: ganache or buttercream · Source: Brittani's Almanac