Macarons

2024-02-20
Source: a fair few youtube tutorials, I can't recall which ones exactly
Effort: high

NOTE: I haven't managed to get them right even once, so this is not definitive, nor is it fleshed out, I still need to git gud.

Base Cookie Recipe:

• 100g egg whites
• 140g almond flour
• 90g granulated sugar
• 130g powder sugar

Add freeze-dried fruit, cocoa, or whatever else comes to mind.

NOTE: gauge the sweetness

Cooling period is between 45 mikes and 1 hr Bake for 16 to 22 minutes at 135 deg

NOTE: Cook one sheet at a time, using two sheets is too inconsistent.

Raspberry flavour

Cookie

• 241g powdered sugar
• 157g almond flour
• 26g of powdered raspberries
• 139g plain sugar
• 167g of egg whites
• pinch of salt

Ganache

• 100g white chocolate
• 30g heavy cream
• 50g raspbery puree (crushed raspberries)

Blueberry flavour

Cookie

• 241g powdered sugar
• 157g almond flour
• 26g of powdered blueberires
• 139g plain sugar
• 167g of egg whites
• pinch of salt

Ganache

• 100g of white chocolate
• 30g of heavy cream
• 50g of blueberry puree or blueberry uogiene liquid

Chocolate flavour

Cookie

• 240g powdered sugar
• 160g almond flour
• 40g cocoa powder
• 140g plain sugar
• 170g eggwhites

Ganache

• 100g dark chocolate up to 60%
• 30g heavy cream