Macaroons
Recipe for Parisian / Ladurée inspired macaroons.
Posted by Cat Morley
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After visiting Ladurée and having a snoop through my Nana's recipe collection, I was inspired to have a go at making my own macaroons.
(Makes a small batch of around 10 macaroons, multiply the recipe to make multiple colours and flavors.)
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You Will Need (9 things)
- 25 g Egg White
- 60 g Caster Sugar
- 50 g Almond Meal
- 50 g Icing Sugar
- 1 tsp Food Coloring
- 1 Food Flavoring (strawberry, lemon etc)
- Jam or whatever you would like for the filling
- Baking Tray
- Baking Paper
Steps (9 steps, 240 minutes)
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1
Pour the egg white in to a measuring jug and mix in the food colouring and flavoring. Add the caster sugar and beat together with a fork. Place the measuring jug in a bowl of warm / hot water and continue to stir for 5 minutes, this should help the sugar to melt, giving the mixture a smooth consistency.
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2
Mix together the almond meal and the icing sugar.
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3
Add this to the egg mixture and mix well. The consistency should be thick but still runny.
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4
Cover your baking tray with baking paper.
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5
Use an icing bag to make small dots of batter on the baking tray (remember to make an even number).
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6
Repeat the previous steps for any other colour and flavor of macaroons you want to make.
Bake the macaroons in an oven set at 140'C for 15 - 20 minutes. Keep an eye on them because they will burn quickly if you leave them in for too long.
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7
When the macaroon have cooled down, take one half and spread it with whatever filling you like. I used strawberry jam for my pink ones and lemon curd for my yellow ones.
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8
Place another macaroon half on top.
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9
Serve with a delicious cup of tea or coffee. Enjoy!