French Macaroons

Name: French Macaroons
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mediterranean, French, European
Ingredients: 98 grams almond flour; 60 grams confectioners sugar; 180 grams confectioners sugar; 122 milliliters egg whites; 3 drops food coloring; 1 teaspoon instant coffee; 2 Tbsps sugar; 227 grams (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature; 0 teaspoons vanilla extract; 59 milliliters water; 1 Tbsp hot water

The recipe French Macaroons can be made in about 1 hour. Watching your figure? This gluten free, lacto ovo vegetarian, and fodmap friendly recipe has 410 calories, 5g of protein, and 29g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 8. This recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It works well as a Mediterranean dessert. A mixture of almond flour, sugar, water, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. French Macaroons, Raspberry Chocolate French Macaroons, and Raspberry Chocolate French Macaroons are very similar to this recipe.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.

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Oven

Stir together the confectioners' sugar and almond flour and sift it through a tammie or very open mesh strainer. In a mixer with a whip attachment, whip the whites until frothy.

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Powdered Sugar

Almond Flour

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Sieve

Blender

Add the sugar (and food coloring if using) and whip until stiff.

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Food Color

Sugar

Add 1/3 of the almond mixture and fold part way in.

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Almonds

Add another 1/3 and fold partway in.

Add final 1/3 and fold in leaving a few specks of egg whites. It will look like deflated marshmallow.

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Marshmallows

Egg Whites

Place a pastry bag with a close pin holding it shut in a tall round container folding the edge over the rim of the container to fill it easily. Pipe dots of meringue at each corner to stick down some parchment paper on a sheet pan. Pipe rows of kisses 1-inch each (size of a quarter) one half inch apart.

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Baking Paper

Pastry Bag

Frying Pan

Bake about 17 minutes until very light brown.

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Oven

Pour 1/4 cup water under the parchment paper at both ends of the sheet to steam them loose.

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Water

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Baking Paper

Let cool and peel off.

Easy Buttercream: In a mixer with a whip attachment whip the butter very well, scraping the bowl often until it's light and fluffy.

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Butter

Cream

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Blender

Bowl

Add the confectioners' sugar and mix on low.

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Powdered Sugar

Drizzle in the flavorings with the hot water. Chill up to a week until ready to use, then bring to room temperature.

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Water

Pipe macaroons with buttercream and make little sandwiches. Keep in a covered box chilled.

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Servings:

98grams

almond flour 60grams

confectioners' sugar 180grams

confectioners' sugar 122milliliters

egg whites 3drops

food coloring 1teaspoon

instant coffee 2Tbsps

sugar 227grams

(2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature 0teaspoons

vanilla extract 59milliliters

water 1Tbsp

hot water

Recommended wine: Cream Sherry, Port, Moscato Dasti

Macaroons works really well with Cream Sherry, Port, and Moscato d'Asti. A common wine pairing rule is to make sure your wine is sweeter than your food. Delicate desserts go well with Moscato d'Asti, nutty desserts with cream sherry, and caramel or chocolate desserts pair well with port. The Barefoot Bubbly Extra Dry with a 4.4 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 15 dollars per bottle.

Barefoot Bubbly Extra Dry

Barefoot Bubbly Extra Dry Champagne offers aromas of ripe apple complemented by hints of citrus. Toasty flavors complement the creamy, lingering finish. Best served chilled (36-40 °F), this bubbly is perfectly balanced with multiple layers of fruit to delight the palate.