French Macarons
Smooth-topped French macarons with frilly 'feet', filled with buttercream or chocolate.
- ⏱Time1 hr 30 min
- 📊DifficultyAdvanced
- 👥Serves10 people
- 🔥Per serving210 kcal
Ingredients for 10 people
- Almond flour100 g
- Sugar100 g powdered + 90 g caster
- Eggs3 egg whites at room temperature
- Butter100 g, softened, for the filling
- Vanilla1 tsp
Optional extras
- Cocoa powder1 tbsp in place of some almond flour
- Pistachiosfor the filling, ground
- Chocolatefor a ganache filling
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 210
- Protein
- 4 g
- Carbs
- 30 g
- Fat
- 8 g
Approximate values; they vary with the exact ingredients you use.
Method
Sift the almond flour with the powdered sugar twice.
Whisk the egg whites until foamy, then add the caster sugar gradually and whisk until glossy with stiff peaks.
Fold the almond mixture into the whites in 3 additions with a spatula until the batter flows like a ribbon.
Pipe 3 cm rounds onto baking paper and tap the tray on the counter 3 times.
Leave them 30–45 minutes until a skin forms and they don't stick to your finger.
Bake at 150°C (300°F) for 15 minutes and let them cool completely before lifting them off.
Beat the butter with 2 tbsp powdered sugar and the vanilla, and sandwich the shells in pairs.
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