Some of you may have tasted their unique French
macarons at the Hester Street Fair.
The French
macarons at Dessert Truck Works at $ 2.00 have to be one of the best values in fine desserts in New York.
But this past Saturday I had to go a little lighter since I just came from eating a Melt Bakery fried apple pie and 3 Macaron Parlour
macarons at the Hester Street Fair (ended for the winter).
I might have rolled out of the restaurant, guys, but you better believe it didn't stop me from picking up
some macarons at Macaron Bar.
Also,
the macarons at the brunch were SO yummy!
Oh, Golubka, after my fuzzy monster nest - ike macarons, I decided I should look at some baked
macarons at a French patiserie.
I made French
macarons at the bakery I worked at a few summers ago pretty often, so I was able to learn the process fairly well.
♥ Don't underestimate the flavour of mogador
macarons at Pierre Hermé.
My daughter once had a gf French
macaron at a bakery in NC (we're in HI now!)
Not exact matches
(Meow Parlour customers can and often do purchase treats and drinks
at Macaron Parlour and bring them over to Meow Parlour's petting area).
While
at Meow Parlour, customers can also pop over and enjoy fresh coffee, tea and home - baked, often cat - themed sweet treats from Ha's sister company,
Macaron Parlour, a gourmet patisserie located right next door.
Hi Kath, so happy you're loving the blog and book / So sorry but sadly I don't have a recipe for
macarons but I would love to experiment with them
at some point.
One question... Have you looked
at healthy recipe for
macarons?
Well I for one would take even the old fashioned kind of rice krispy treats over
macarons any day, so if you showed up
at my house with this updated version, I'd be very, very happy!!!
As for my mother, she took one look
at the
macarons and thought that she knew exactly what I had made.
Under the direction of Chef / Owner Michele Huyke, the intrepid bakers
at Rimini Gelato in Vail and Beaver Creek, Colorado tested two of the
macaron recipes for the book.
UPDATED with a new FAQ
at the end of the post, compiled from the questions in the comments sections here and on my other
macaron posts.
I'm using a silicone
macaron mat and am finding it hard to work out how much to pipe as they tend to spread
at different rates.
I'm not good
at analyzing ratios in
macarons recepies.
Bake the
macarons in the centre of the oven for 18 minutes (20 minutes if using cocoa or dried fruit powder in the shells), one sheet
at a time, turning the sheet half - way.
Remove from oven and remove the parchment from the tray with the shells still on it and place on a cooling racks for
at least 30 minutes, until completely cool, then remove
macaron shells carefully from the parchment.
When adding food colouring or flavouring to
macaron shells using the Italian meringue, I prefer to add it
at the almond paste stage.
I found that if I pipe them and bake one pan
at a time, there's a difference in the
macaron shells due to resting time.
French
macarons are known to be one of the trickiest cookies to master
at home.
Makes: 30 x 4 cm / 1 1/2» filled
macarons Preparation: 20 minutes to prepare batter,
at least 20 minutes to rest, 18 - 20 minutes to bake,
at least 30 minutes to cool
I've never baked
at high altitude, so I'm unsure of the effects on
macarons — my initial thoughts were that you can't tweak the ingredients too much because then ratio would be off, but the meringue may take longer to beat up, the sugar will probably boil more quickly, and baking time or temperature may need adjusting.
I feel like they are looking more like
macarons should look like
at least.
Aran as you used the french meringue method for your shells after filling them do you let your
macarons sit in the fridge or
at room temperature and for how long will they remain a little bit crispy outside?
Leave the
macarons for an hour
at room temperature (before baking) in order to dry a little and create a thin layer.
Always make sure to age your egg whites and also let the piped
macarons dry
at room temperature for as long as you need (usually between 30 min and an hour).
your post just took me back to paris where i came back from few weeks ago after falling madly in love with
macarons (first time)
at luduree... wow.
I just returned from a trip to France and loved the
macarons in every flavor
at the very special store Fauchon; plus, I bought some pink peppercorns!
But, if you ever get a chance to travel to San Francisco, I absolutely LOVE the
macarons from Miette Patisserie
at the Ferry Building!
I have only made
macarons twice and I must say that, reading your blog, and looking
at the beautiful photos of
macarons that you have made over the years, is one of the leading things that inspired me to try it!
I always love following your
macaron recipes, I began my experiments with this treat using your lavender macaroon recipe, and have since tried my hand
at some of your others!
The colorful
macarons and chocolate - covered items don't appeal to me
at all; would much rather choose from le grignotages!
For the
Macarons: 1 cup Confectioners» Sugar 3/4 cup Almond Flour 2 large Egg Whites,
at room temperature Pinch of Cream of Tartar 1/4 cup Superfine Sugar (I made my own by buzzing regular sugar around in a food processor)
You might even be angry
at me right now, thinking me a fool for attempting to recreate something as classic as a
macaron without using any of the traditional ingredients.
Paul Eason, business development chef
at Pidy, says, «Mixing patisserie with savoury flavours will be the next big trend and
at Pidy we are always ahead of the market with our recent launch of the first ever spicy and curry flavoured
macarons.
First, make your
macarons (one color
at a time) by adding all the ingredients together and mixing them all up with a spoon until you get a soft dough that you can mold with your hands into one big ball (it's going to feel like play - dough!)
But, if you've ready my blog
at all you'll know that I have
at least one interesting
macaron recipe out there.
The first time I tried
macarons was
at the
Macaron Café in Midtown, Manhattan.
Rose
Macarons: 120 grams or about 3/4 cup packed powdered Whole Earth Sugar * 60 grams or scant 3/4 cups Super Fine Almond Flour 70 gram Egg Whites,
at room temperature (about 2 Large Egg Whites or 3 smallish Egg Whites) 35 grams or about 3 Tablespoons granulated Whole Earth Sugar 1 teaspoon Cornstarch 1 teaspoon Freeze Dried Raspberries (about 5 - 6 raspberries) 1/8 teaspoon Rose Water 1/4 teaspoon Beet Juice
Johanna — yes I've seen an amazing picture of matcha
macarons somewhere, but like you they sound far to scary to actually make (
at least I assume that's your reason).
I plan on trying my hand
at black sesame
macaron soon.
Pin It «Delicately crisp on the outside and luxuriously rich in the middle,
macarons are the favourite sweet of France, where they were created by Pierre Desfontaines
at the beginning of the twentieth century.
now, let the baking sheets sit out on the counter for
at least 15 minutes, until the
macarons are dry to the touch.
they are intensely sweet and bursting with cinnamon flavor, with that classic
macaron texture that is somehow light and rich
at the same time.
This is my first attempt
at making french
macarons, and to my surprise it was a success.
Allow
macarons to cool for
at least 10 minutes before frosting.