Delicate almond biscuits with a characteristic "skirt" and a shiny flat surface are enjoying well-deserved popularity and success. A delicate delicacy can adequately decorate a festive table or act as an elegant sweet gift.
It is necessary
- - 125 g of almond flour or almonds;
- - 125 g icing sugar;
- - 125 g of sugar;
- - 3 squirrels;
- - 2-3 drops of food coloring;
- - filling for cookies;
- - food processor;
- - mixer.
Instructions
Step 1
At first glance, the recipe for making macarons is quite simple: even a novice hostess is capable of mixing whipped proteins with chopped almonds and baking the resulting mass in the oven in the form of small circles. However, everything is not as simple as it seems, and real macaroons require knowledge of some of the tricks and nuances of cooking.
Step 2
Distinctive features of a properly cooked cookie:
- smooth, shiny, non-sticking surface;
- delicate crispy crust;
- the presence of a small "skirt";
- delicate filling, the thickness of which corresponds to the thickness of the biscuit.
Step 3
Cooking a legendary delicacy requires concentration and care: deviations from the desired baking temperature, the wrong amount of ingredients, violation of the manufacturing technology - all these factors can lead to a disappointing result.
Step 4
In the event that almond flour is not at hand, you can prepare it yourself by grinding almonds into a fine powder in a food processor. After that, the flour is thoroughly mixed with powdered sugar.
Beat the whites until a thick foam, gradually adding sugar to them and, if necessary, a few drops of food coloring.
Very carefully add the almond-sugar mixture to the whipped proteins and mix until smooth.
Step 5
The baking sheet is covered with baking paper, after which, using a pastry syringe, neat circles with a diameter of 2-3 cm are squeezed out. Correctly laid out dough should not have "tails".
In no case should you put macarons in the oven right away - the dough should wind a little and be covered with a thin crust, usually 20-40 minutes is enough for this.
Step 6
After that, the cookies are baked in the oven at 150 degrees for 10 minutes. It is undesirable to open the oven at this time - the macaroons will fall off and turn into ordinary cakes.
After a while, they take out the baked goods, wait for it to cool completely and begin to combine the halves of the cookies with the help of the filling.
Step 7
Jam, cream, various pastes or ganache can be used as a filling. For example, classic chocolate ganache is made with equal amounts of dark chocolate and cream.
Break the chocolate into small pieces, pour over heated cream and knead until a homogeneous smooth mass is obtained, which is kept in the cold for about 8-10 hours.
Depending on the type of filler, the macaroons themselves are colored: the lemon filling should correspond to the yellow color of the cookies, the raspberry filling should be pink, etc.
