French Macarons

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📖 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWSOJMcvDec total time: 40 minutes

🥘 Ingredients

confectioners sugar
205 g
egg whites
144 g
egg yolks
5
food coloring paste (optional)
granulated sugar
1/2 c, 190 g
ground almonds
190 g
salt
1 pinch
unsalted butter
1 c
vanilla
1 tsp
water
60 ml, 3 Tbsp

🍳 Cookware

food processor
large bowl
plastic wrap
large heavy saucepan
very clean bowl
electric mixer
piping bag
medium round piping tip (around 1 cm in diameter)
baking sheet
parchment paper
toothpick
medium saucepan
stand-mixer

1

Macarons: Clean all utensils with vinegar to remove all oils.
2

Blitz the confectioners sugar and ground almonds in a food processor .

confectioners sugar: 205 g, ground almonds: 190 g
3

Pulse 16 times. Should look like bread crumbs.
4

Sift the confectioners' sugar and ground almonds into a large bowl .
5

Divide the egg whites into two equal portions (72 g each). Some people use aged egg whites.

egg whites: 144 g
6

Add one half of the egg whites to the almond and sugar mixture to make a paste. Can add food coloring paste (optional) at this moment.

food coloring paste (optional)
7

Note: Liquid color can change the consistency of the paste.
8

Cover with plastic wrap .
9

Make an italian meringue by adding sugar syrup by adding water and granulated sugar to large heavy saucepan .

water: 60 ml, granulated sugar: 190 g
10

Bring sugar syrup to 230°F (110°C) on medium heat.
11

Add the second half of the room temperature egg whites into a very clean bowl .
12

Using an electric mixer , whisk egg whites. Once the sugar syrup reaches 245°F (118°C) and the egg whites begin to foam, SLOWLY add the sugar syrup by pouring it along the wall of the bowl.
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Continue to beat for 5 to ⏱️ 6 minutes until meringue is glossy and flops over nicely and the bowl comes to room temperature.
14

Begin folding a small spoonful of the Italian meringue into the almond mixture. Can be quite vigorous and don't need to be too gentle.
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Be careful to add the remaining meringue and fold in gently.
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The final mixture should look like flowing lava, and be able to fall into a figure eight without breaking. Spoon into a piping bag with a medium round piping tip (around 1 cm in diameter) and you’re ready to start piping.
17

Pipe 1.5 inch dollops onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper (this should be glued down with dabs of batter). Tap on counter several times to release air bubbles. Use a toothpick to pop any air bubbles and fill any gaps. Allow to sit for about ⏱️ 40 minutes , so that a skin forms, before placing in oven. They should be dry when touched with a finger.
18

Bake at 325°F (165°C) for 12 to ⏱️ 15 minutes , rotate tray after 7 minutes. They are ready when you touch them and the top comes away from the bottom. Allow to cool completely before removing from baking sheet, about 10 to ⏱️ 15 minutes .
19

French Buttercream Filling: Combine granulated sugar and water in medium saucepan . Heat over low heat while stirring until sugar dissolves. Increase heat to medium- high and bring to a boil

granulated sugar: 1/2 c, water: 3 Tbsp
20

Put egg yolks in a stand-mixer fitted with a whisk attachment and beat until thick and foamy.

egg yolks: 5
21

Cook the sugar and water syrup until it reaches 240°F. Immediately remove from heat. With mixer running, SLOWLY drizzle hot syrup into bowl with yolks.
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Continue mixing until the bottom of the bowl is cool to the touch and the yolk mixture has cooled to room temperature.
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Add in unsalted butter one cube at a time allowing each piece to incorporate before adding the next. Add vanilla and salt . Continue mixing until buttercream is smooth and creamy. (About 5 to ⏱️ 6 minutes .) Add food coloring if desired.

unsalted butter: 1 c, vanilla: 1 tsp, salt: 1 pinch
24

After assembly, refrigerate overnight or for a full 24 hours so that the filling solidifies.