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Episode · France
Macarons
Delicate French almond meringue sandwich cookies with a creamy filling. Nira discovered these in a tiny patisserie on a cobbled Paris street!
Ingredients
For the Shells
1
100g almond flour, sifted
2
100g icing sugar, sifted
3
75g egg whites (about 2 large eggs), room temp
4
75g caster sugar
5
Food colouring of your choice
For the Filling
1
100g unsalted butter, softened
2
200g icing sugar
3
1–2 tbsp milk or cream
4
1 tsp vanilla extract
How to Make It
1
Sift & combine. Sift almond flour and icing sugar together twice. Discard any lumps.
2
Make meringue. With a grown-up's help, whisk egg whites until foamy. Slowly add caster sugar, whisking until stiff shiny peaks form. Add colouring.
3
Fold (macaronage). Gently fold the almond mixture into the meringue about 50 times, until batter flows like lava and falls in a thick ribbon.
4
Pipe & rest. Pipe small 3cm rounds onto baking paper. Tap tray on counter to pop bubbles. Leave to rest 30–45 minutes until a skin forms.
5
Bake. Bake at 150°C (fan) for 13–15 minutes. Cool completely on the tray before removing.
6
Fill & sandwich. Beat butter, icing sugar, milk and vanilla into buttercream. Pipe onto half the shells, sandwich pairs together. Rest in the fridge 24 hours for best results!
Nira's Fun Fact
"Macaron" comes from the Italian word maccherone meaning fine dough. They were brought to France by Catherine de Medici in the 1500s — and became one of the most iconic French treats in the world!
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Say it in French!
"Bon appétit!"
Good eating! · (bon ah-pay-TEE)
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