Macarons!
January 7, 2010 | Filed Under La nourriture
I love macarons! Why? Because they’re French, sweet and totally indulgent. I’ve always thought were were very temperamental. After watching countless contestants on Masterchef fail at making them I thought I’d fall victim to that too. Fortunately I did not and thus I AM A GENIUSSSSSSSS :D
Haha, okay my first batch weren’t great because they were overly sweet with a very disgusting butter cream. I don’t usually like butter so I guess butter cream just isn’t for me and also I overcooked them. I followed the recipe found in I Love Macarons by Hisako Ogita. It’s such a lovely book, it’s very simple to understand, minimal words and lots of pictures, I guess in a nutshell it’s very Japanese.
For my 2nd batch I tweaked the recipe found in the book firstly by halving the quantity. I found that there was just simply too much batter for me to make everything in one go. So instead of having around two dozen macarons I only had about 10. I also tweaked the cooking time, I found that cooking it at 200°C for 15 minutes was just too much. My oven is a gas one so I preheated the oven to 200°C, put the tray in and turned it off for 6 minutes and then cooked it at 160°C until it was firm enough to remove from the baking paper. These came out perfectly. They weren’t as sweet because of the matcha powder and the ganache had just the right amount of sweetness to it.
If anyone would like the recipe I used I’ll post it but I really recommend buying Ogita’s book, if not for the recipe’s, for how pretty the book is in general. It’s not too expensive too which is great! :)
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They look so yummy!
mmm those look so good!
I was waiting for this post (after seeing your I *heart* Macarons book) !
Those look absolutely gorge! *___* And please post the recipe– I haven’t got around to actually buying that book yet and I would love to try making some!
omgggg
i’ve never had a macaroon before =__=
i must hunt them down now!
great job btw
do you deliver? :D
what did you use in the 2nd batch filling? looks all tasty nutella like!
Oh, can I send food? HAHA I’ll express to you :P Also, that’s a dark chocolate ganache~
those look NOMtastic! i would have more fond memories of eating macarons if only i hadn’t puked up all the colours of the rainbow from la duree and car sickness :|
but matcha.. mmm
I don’t like macarons because they are too sweet for me, but I think they are very pretty lined up in their colours. You did an amazing job!
Wow, good job! I can honestly say I’ve never had a macaron, but from the descriptions, I’m sure I’d LOVE them!
You always have to tweak some recipes for your own settings and circumstances, but I always feel like it takes too much time and effort. What are you supposed to do with all the extras? It seems like such a waste.
JEAAAAALLOUUUUUSSSY!
I’m jealous of your cooking skills! Oh! Have you seen the new Masterchef Australia cookbook? It’s awesome! :D You should check it out – it’s got all of the recipes!
These looks so yummy and cute! I had no idea maracons are easy enough to bake at home~ :OO I’ve always treated them as a delicacy. Maybe I’ll try it out sometime!
Haha, well i wouldn’t call them easy but you should definitely try it!