French Macaron with buttercream.
Ingredients of French Macaron with buttercream
- Prepare of Macarons Shell.
- It’s 60 grams of egg whites.
- It’s 50 grams of almond powder.
- Prepare 30 grams of caster sugar.
- You need 90 grams of icing sugar.
- You need 1 pinch of of salt.
- Prepare 1 of gel food coloring.
French Macaron with buttercream instructions
- Age the egg whites on the countertop for a day or two. Then microwave it for 4 seconds plus another 4 seconds..
- Beat the egg whites with low speed for a minute with a pinch of salt. Add a third of the caster sugar and beat for another minute. Continue with the other two third of the caster sugar..
- Continue beating for three to four minutes with a medium speed until it forms soft peak..
- Stop beating and add a drop or two food coloring. Use spatula to fold in the color. Five folds will do..
- Mix the icing sugar and almond meal. Put in the food processor for two minutes. Sift before adding to the beaten egg whites..
- Add half of the mixture into the beaten egg whites. Fold five times. Add the rest of the mixture and fold another 40 to 50 times..
- Make sure that the mixture not too runny or not too thick. It should flows like lava..
- Put the mixture into the piping beg. Use nozzel no 11 or 12..
- Pipe around 1.5 inches in diameter, 1 inch apart on a baking paper in a tray..
- Tap the tray four to five times on the countertop. Leave until they form shell for about 30 minutes to an hour. This depends on the humidity of the kitchen..
- Bake for about 18 to 20 minutes at 155 degress celcius or until they don't stick on the baking paper..
- Let them cool before sandwiched them..
- It is best that the macarons are make during a hot dry day..