Sesame-Almond Macaroons

Name: Sesame-Almond Macaroons
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 36
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 198 grams almond paste, crumbled; 2 eggs; 94 grams sesame seeds; 100 grams white sugar

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Sesame-Almond Macaroons a try. This gluten free, dairy free, lacto ovo vegetarian, and fodmap friendly recipe serves 36. One portion of this dish contains roughly 1g of protein, 3g of fat, and a total of 54 calories. If you have almond paste, eggs, sugar, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.

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Sprinkle sesame seeds onto a large baking sheet and bake about 20 minutes or until light gold, stirring occasionally.

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Let cool.

Line cookie sheet with parchment paper.

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With an electric mixer, beat almond paste and sugar until only very small pieces of the paste remain. Separate the eggs and add the egg whites and mix on high speed until mixture is smooth.

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Mix in sesame seeds.

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Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto prepared cookie sheet, spacing 2 inches apart.

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Bake about 14 minutes or until cookies are puffed, pale golden and the edges begin to brown.

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Transfer cookies on the parchment paper to a rack and cool completely. Carefully peel cookies from parchment paper.

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Servings:

198grams

almond paste, crumbled 2

eggs 94grams

sesame seeds 100grams

white sugar

Recommended wine: Cream Sherry, Port, Moscato Dasti

Cream Sherry, Port, and Moscato d'Asti are great choices for Macaroons. 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 Louis Roederer Cristal Brut with a 4.6 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 299 dollars per bottle.

Louis Roederer Cristal Brut

Cristal, the jewel and tête de cuvée of Champagne Louis Roederer, was created in 1876 for the Tsar Alexander II of Russia. It remains faithful to its origin, inspired by elegance and purity. Cristal is produced with regimented standards of winemaking that require a rigorous selection of crus, vintages, grapes, and wine.Cristal is produced using only the finest vintages from crus guaranteed to originate from the Louis Roederer vineyard. All the exceptional characteristics of the 2002 vintage have literally been captured in this Cristal 2002, which is generous and lush, revealing perfect balance between concentration and finesse, freshness and vinosity, intensity and refinement. In three words: proud, rich and luxurious.Cristal 2002 is brilliant yellow with light amber highlights and has a beautiful mousse with fine cordon of persistent and regular bubbles. The nose is intense and delicate, revealing a clean and well-blended mixture of flavors of honey, cocoa, lightly toasted hazelnuts, candied citrus fruit. A savory explosion of ripe fruit on the attack, the wine reveals red fruit, white chocolate, caramel and Danish pastry, typical of Cristal. Its silky, concentrated texture relies on its intense, powerful and vinous structure, but maintains refinement. The palate builds up to attain a delicious sensation of well-blended harmony of flavors. A fresh finish with a hint of bitterness makes it almost crunchy.