French Macaroons Recipe

French Macaroons Recipe -

How to make French Macaroons Recipe?

Step 1

Sift the almond powder, icing sugar and salt twice, discarding any almond lumps that are too big to pass through the sieve.

Step 2

Place egg whites and castor sugar in a bowl and mix with electric mixer till stiff so that when bowl is turned upside down egg should not fall off. Continue to whip for 1 to 2 minutes more. Add gel or powdered food coloring and continue to mix for a further 20 seconds.

Step 3

Fold 1/3 of the egg white mixture into the almond powder mixture, mix well. It should take roughly thirty folds using a rubber spatula. Under mix and they will not be smooth on top.

Step 4

Pipe onto trays lined with baking paper, tap tray on the table firmly and leave it for half an hour. Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Check if a macaroon comes off the tray fairly.

Step 5

Take the tray out of the oven, let them cool down to room temperature and serve.

Author - sneha dsouza