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Sunday, March 11, 2012

Macarons


Macarons
(Recipe adapted & modified from Tartelette)

Ingredients
45g egg whites
13g castor sugar
100g icing sugar
55g ground almonds 
colouring
edible pearls for decoration
 
Method
1. Whip the egg whites to a foam, gradually add the sugar & whisk until the egg white mixture becomes shiny & stiff peaks.

2. Place the icing sugar & ground almonds in a food processor & give them a good pulse.

3. Fold in the dry ingredients into the egg whites batter until just combined. Add colouring.

4. Pipe the batter into whatever size & shape you wished.

5. Set it aside for the shells' surface to dry up.

6. Preheat oven to 140C for 30mins.


I am submitting this post to Aspiring Bakers #17: March Macaron Madness (March 2012) hosted by Alan of travellingfoodies
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13 comments:

  1. WendyinkkMarch 12, 2012 at 12:33 PM

    Love how you piped the macs! Beautiful ;)
    But looks like....... hahaha! Nvm

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  2. passionbakerMarch 12, 2012 at 4:08 PM

    So cute!

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  3. Eileen@Hundred Eighty DegreesMarch 12, 2012 at 8:52 PM

    So sweet looking macarons!  

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  4. cathysjoyMarch 12, 2012 at 9:13 PM

    Eileen,
    Hahaha, I think the colour is too light :P

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  5. cathysjoyMarch 12, 2012 at 9:14 PM

    Wendy,
    Haha, what do they look like? ;P

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  6. cathysjoyMarch 12, 2012 at 9:15 PM

    Jane,
    Thanks ;)

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  7. MijiMarch 13, 2012 at 3:00 PM

    yay! another version of macaron hihi i really like this.
    added to my list :) thank you for sharing.

    10mins ago i saw  another version of this its called sakura macarons hhha.
    see ya.

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  8. cathysjoyMarch 13, 2012 at 3:02 PM

    Miji,
    Haha, I also saw that sakura macarons :)

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  9. lenaMarch 13, 2012 at 7:10 PM

    pretty! i havent seen macarons with designs :)

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  10. cathysjoyMarch 13, 2012 at 7:12 PM

    Lena,
    Thanks for your kind words :)

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  11. Veronica Krystle DavisApril 1, 2012 at 10:56 AM

    Designer macarons! very beautiful. Very creative Cathy:D

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  12. CathyngApril 1, 2012 at 11:49 AM

    Veronica,
    Hahaha, thanks for your kind words! :)

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