French Macarons 101
Directions
- 1Measure out and sift 2 cups of powdered sugar and 1 cup of almond flour into a bowl.
- 2Whisk the powdered sugar and almond flour together until there are no lumps.
- 3Separate three room-temperature eggs, ensuring no yolk gets into the whites.
- 4Pour the egg whites into a mixer and start whipping them.
- 5Gradually add a little bit of sugar to the egg whites until they become glossy.
- 6Add food coloring to the egg whites if desired and continue to whip until stiff peaks form.
- 7Fold in the dry ingredients (powdered sugar and almond flour) into the meringue in two incorporations.
- 8Gently pipe out the macaron batter onto a non-stick baking sheet.
- 9Bake the macarons at 315°F for 20 minutes.
- 10Make a basic strawberry jam.
- 11Assemble the macarons by piping a dollop of cream and then a dollop of strawberry jam onto one macaron shell, then topping it with another shell.
Ingredients
- 2 cups Powdered sugar
- 1 cup Almond flour
- 3 Room temperature eggs
- Sugar
- Food coloring
- Strawberries
Equipment
SifterWhiskBowlsMixerPiping bagNon-stick baking sheet
Tips
- The egg whites should have stiff peaks; you should be able to take the bowl and hold it over your head without anything falling out.
- Weighing ingredients and being super precise is often recommended, but this method works perfectly every time.
Related recipes
Cinnamon Sugar Palmiers
French · Dessert
Magnum vanille maison
French · Dessert
Génoise au chocolat
French · Dessert
Génoise
French · Dessert
Moelleux coco & framboise
French · Dessert22m
Rochers Suchard maison praliné
French · Dessert1h 10m
Crème coco chocolat façon liégeois
French · Dessert
Brioches aux pépites de chocolat Doowap
French · Dessert
Brioche extra moelleuse et filante
French · Dessert
Cookies
French · Dessert
Brownie ultra fondant
French · Dessert
Gâteau Baulois
French · Dessert4h 40m