French Macaroons

French Macaroons

Posted by Super Madcow

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These are very tasty.

They are really impressive but a little care is needed when making them.

You can fill them with any filling you fancy. I used vanilla buttercream, chocolate buttercream & peanut buttercream.

You can also. Colour them different colours & you can add flavouring to them but these ones are just plain.

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You Will Need (9 things)

  • 75g Ground Almonds
  • Food Colouring
  • Buttercream Icing
  • Chocolate
  • Peanut Butter
  • 115 g Confectioners Sugar
  • 2 Eggs Whites
  • 50 g Caster Sugar

  • Filling

Steps (11 steps, 60 minutes)

  1. 1

    Whisk egg whites until holding soft peaks.

  2. 2

    Add sugar gradually while still whisking.

    The eggs should be stiff & glossy.

  3. 3

    Combine icing sugar & ground almonds together.

    Mix through.

  4. 4

    Gradually fold in the almonds to the eggs.

  5. 5

    Add the food colouring of your choice..

  6. 6

    Pipe small circles of the mixture onto paper. Approx 1.5".

  7. 7

    Leave to form a skin for approx 30 mins.

  8. 8

    Bake at 160/325 degrees for 10-15 mins.

    When cooked, remove from the oven & allow to cool before removing from the tray.

  9. 9

    Make up the filling...

    Combine icing sugar & butter.

    You could use store bought filling.

  10. 10

    Pipe filling onto one macaroon & top with another of equal size.

  11. 11

    Serve.