Macarons (French) - French Recipe

From The Observatory
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Macarons (French)

🌍 French, France / Paris Difficulty: ●●●○○



Ingredients

  • 200g almond flour
  • 200g powdered sugar
  • 75g egg whites (aged). Meringue: 200g sugar
  • 75g egg whites
  • 50ml water. Ganache: 200g dark chocolate
  • 200ml cream

Method

  1. Sifting — Sift almond flour + powdered sugar.
  2. Making — Make Italian meringue (sugar syrup to 118°C (245°F)).
  3. Macaronaging — Macaronage: fold meringue into almond paste until ribbon stage.
  4. Piping — Pipe circles; rest until skin forms (30–60 min).
  5. Baking — Bake 150°C (300°F) 12–14 min.
  6. Filling — Fill with ganache; sandwich.