Monday, August 1, 2011

A day to celebrate....

 

" Nursing is not for everyone. It takes a very strong, intelligent, and compassionate person to take on the ills of the world with passion and purpose and work to maintain the health and well-being of the planet. No wonder we're exhausted at the end of the day! "
                                                   
                                                            ~Donna Wilk Cardillo                                  

Happy Nurses' Day to all my dear friends, colleagues, students & nurses all over the world.  


Matcha Macarons
(Recipe adapted & modified from Bake for a Queen)


Ingredients
3/4 cup ground almonds
1 cup icing sugar
2 egg whites
1/4 caster sugar
1 Tbsp matcha powder

Filling
125g red bean paste
25g butter, soften to room temperature
1 Tbsp milk
*Mix all together until smooth 
 
Method
1. Sift ground almonds & icing sugar in a bowl.
2. Whisk egg whites with mixer until bubbly. Gradually beat in caster sugar & whisk to make glossy & firm meringue.
3. Using a spatula, fold almond mixture into the meringue 1/3 at a time. When all the dry ingredients are thoroughly incorporated, continue to cut & fold the mixture until it forms a thick batter.
4. Pipe onto silpat mat. Tap the baking pan firmly on work surface & let it stand at room temperature until shells are dry. 
5. Preheat oven to 150C & bake for 20 minutes depending on the size.

17 comments:

wensdelight said...

Happy Nurses' Day! Your macarons always look so good!

Cathysjoy said...

Wendy,
thanks for your kind words :)

Sze Min Yeap said...

Happy Nurses' Day to you Cathy! Your macarons look so lovely, sure very yummy!

Cathysjoy said...

Min,
Thanks! Yes, the combination is really good :)

Jean said...

helllooooo nurse! happy nurses day cathy! and lovely macarons....as always :)

neyeeloh said...

原来你是护士哦?Happy Nurses' Day!   ^_^

Melonpan said...

Wow looking very tasty Macarons.  My Macarons are broken :-(
And yours are looking sooo perfect^^

cathysjoy said...

Melonpan,
Thanks. Keep on trying to get perfect macarons ;)

cathysjoy said...

Neyeeloh,
是的,以经十二年了;)

cathysjoy said...

Jean,
Thanks ;)

Melonpan said...

THX i will try it^^

cheah said...

Gosh, I would like  to steal a bite of these matcha macarons .... can't resist!

Cathysjoy said...

cheah,
hehehe, help yrself ;)

lena said...

you a nurse?? that's a well respected job! matcha and red bean always a good combination.

Cathysjoy said...

Lena,
Hahaha, yeah, Misi for 12yrs+ *^_^*

La Petite Vancouver said...

Gorgeous macaron !

Cathysjoy said...

La Petite Vancouver,
Thanks for your kind words! ;)

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