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Macarons (the original French macaroons)

This recipe really is "of the moment": the success of these small, highly-coloured cakes, in an infinite variety of flavours, is impressive. It's a recipe which needs some care, in order to produce a result worthy of a professional pastrychef. No problem, I will guide you through the recipe, particularly the tricky parts.

This variety of flavours means that I test many alternatives, so don't be surprised if in the pictures the colour of the macarons changes, I used the best photograph available for each stage. You will also find a page dedicated to fillings for macarons.

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40 macarons

9 Ingredients

Last modified on: October 3^rd 2019

For 40 macarons, you will need:

1 4 egg whites
2 300 g icing sugar
3 160 g ground almonds
4 2 tablespoons caster sugar
5 1 teaspoon lemon juice
6 20 drops food colouring (optional)
7 140 g jam sugar
8 200 g Fruit coulis (fruit purée)
9 2 pinches salt
Total weight: 955 grams

Change these quantities to make:

10 macarons 20 macarons 40 macarons 60 macarons

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Times for this recipe

Preparation: 1 hour 25 min.

Resting: 55 min.

Cooking: 20 min.

All in all: 2 hours 40 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 3 min.

Macarons (the original French macaroons)

Sieve 160 g ground almonds into a bowl, and discard any bits of almonds or skin which remain in the sieve.

You can use "white" ground almonds (without skin) or "grey" (with skin), it's a question of taste and appearence of the finished macarons. In my opinion, "grey" almond macarons have more flavour, but less clear colour (natural, green, yellow, pink, etc...).

Stage 2 - 3 min.

Sieve 300 g icing sugar into the same bowl.

These siftings (and that which follows) are to obtain a fine mixture of ground almonds and icing sugar, without any small lumps.

Stage 3 - 1 min.

Then mix almonds and icing sugar with a whisk, to avoid lumps reforming.

Stage 4 - 10 min.

Put 4 egg whites, a few drops of lemon juice and a pinch of salt in a mixer bowl.

Note: If you have several egg-whites in a bowl, and don't know how many, remember that one white egg is about 35 g.

It is also very important to respect the ratio sugar-almonds-egg white with 35 gr of egg white must imperatively 75 gr of icing sugar and 40 gr of almond powder, if you use a weight of egg whites different from those shown, you can use this little calculator:
Beat on high speed until stiff adding the tablespoon of sugar halfway through.

Stage 5

Add 20 drops food colouring, and beat a few seconds more to mix thoroughly.

Stage 6 - 1 min.

We do this, instead of adding colouring before beating, to keep the colour stronger.

Stage 7 - 2 min.

Sieve the icing sugar and almonds mixture onto the egg-whites.

Stage 8

Tip the bowl slightly and, with a maryse or a spatula (a maryse is much better), mix gently, turning over from top to bottom rather than round.

Stage 9

This is the first tricky stage: you should work the mixture, the aim is not to obtain a light mixture (as for a mousse for example)...

Stage 10 - 15 min.

...but something slighly runny and shiny.

This process is called "macaroner" in French(to macaron, perhaps?).

Stage 11 - 20 min.

With a forcing bag (or a teaspoon, but it's much more difficult), form small heaps of mixture on cooking parchment or silicon paper on a baking sheet about the size of a 2 euro coin (1").

Leave a reasonable space between heaps, because they will spread out a little.

Stage 12 - 1 min.

Tap the baking sheet gently on the work surface to spread out the heaps, and to round them (to remove the small point left by raising the forcing bag).

Stage 13

See the photos for what happens after tapping the baking sheet.

Stage 14 - 30 min.

Leave at room temperature for 30 minutes to one hour, for the heaps to "form a crust".

This is the 2^nd tricky stage: this time of "forming crust" is important for macarons which are well rounded, and do not split during cooking.

Stage 15

To test if your macarons are sufficiently "crusted", touch a top lightly with your finger: if the dough does not stick to your finger, the macarons are ready.

Stage 16 - 15 min.

Then preheat the oven to 160°C or 320°F, and cook for 12 to 15 minutes.

For some mysterious reason I have found that macarons rise best if they are on two baking sheets (one on top of the other) instead of a single one.

Turn the baking sheets (front to back) after 6 minutes for even cooking.

Stage 17 - 20 min.

Leave to cool completely before removing the macarons, and place on a wire rack to await filling.

This is the 3^rd tricky stage: You should not overcook the macarons, which should stay moist in the middle. Watch the coloration: if you have used food colouring, they should stay that colour and not become brown.

Stage 18 - 5 min.

Pair-up the macarons, i.e. by putting together a "top" and a "bottom" of about the same diameter.

Then place "top" and "bottom" beside each other.

Stage 19 - 2 min.

The filling

Example: Raspberry macarons

Mix 140 g jam sugar with 200 g Fruit coulis (fruit purée) in a small pan.

Stage 20 - 5 min.

Bring to the boil on high heat, and boil for 3 minutes, stirring continuously.

Stage 21 - 5 min.

Leave to cool, and begin the assembly when the filling starts to thicken.

Stage 22

Spread a teaspoonful of filling on "bottoms".

Stage 23 - 20 min.

Then place a "top" on each one, and press together lightly so that filling is squeezed just a little beyond the edge.

Stage 24

The macarons are ready. Keep in the refrigerator.

Remarks

Recipe is for 20 macaroons, that's 40 half shells.

For more precise calculations, according to the number of egg-whites you have: please note that for 1 egg white (35 g) you should use 75 g icing sugar and 40 g ground almonds. Allow me to insist on using precise measures for the ingredients in this recipe. I suggest you really weigh everything rather than using volumes, even if you are unused to doing this.

Macarons are always better (smoother) after a night sealed in a box in the fridge.

This recipe can be varied ad infinitum with different fillings and/or colours. For fruit for example, following the basic principles of the recipe you can try: apricot, lime, blackcurrant (mmm!), strawberry, etc... On this page you will find some ideas. I have noticed that to get the full "macaron effect", you need to serve several colours and flavours at the same time. Your guests (and you) will be delighted.

I think nevertheless that macarons are improved when their filling is a little tangy, fruity, to contrast strongly with their very sweet taste.

If you encounter problems, here are some mistakes which all beginners make (and me most of all):

Not sieving ground almonds and icing sugar => macarons with blisters, lumps of almonds or sugar.
Poor mixing of egg-whites and dry ingredients => uneven macarons, almond cakes rather than macarons
Not waiting the 30 minutes to "form crust" => macarons cracked, insufficiently risen or rounded
Undercooking => macarons too soft, impossible to remove from baking sheet
Overcooking => dry macarons
Trying to remove macarons from baking sheet before completely cooled => macarons break up or split in two
My macarons are brown despite my green (or other) food colouring => overcooking

Keeping: Some days in the fridge.

Source: Home made.

Nutritional information

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	40 RDI=20 %	1,810 RDI=170 %	90 RDI=10 %	8,170 RDI=410 %	34,210 RDI: 410 %
Per 100 g	4 RDI=2 %	190 RDI=20 %	9 RDI=1 %	860 RDI=40 %	3,580 RDI: 40 %
Per macarons	0	50 RDI=4 %	2 RDI=0 %	200 RDI=10 %	860 RDI: 10 %

The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man

Possible allergens in this recipe: Egg, Nuts

How much will it cost?

For 40 macarons : 6.00 €
Per macarons : 0.15 €

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The 71 comments already posted on this recipe

How to avoid the macaron from sticking to baking paper: remove from oven when finished than gently lift corner of paper add a few drops/ to a teaspoon of water under the paper. This will "steam" and release cookie from paper. Good luck et Bonne chance
Posted by Anonymous may 29^th 2016 at 23:43 n° 71
I have tried three different macaron recipes and have the same problem every time. They look fabulous and I get so excited that I've done them right but then I try to take them off the tray and they are sticky and uncooked through the middle and bottom with a thin crispy top making it look decent. Ugh! I feel like my oven just sucks because I have no other idea what could be going wrong?! Help!
Posted by Shauna july 13^th 2013 at 11:06 n° 70
I cross my fingers for you...
Posted by jh june 16^th 2013 at 16:17 n° 69
No I mean when I mixed in the almond meal and sugar I mixed it till it stretched out a little and looked like lava. But yea maybe I over beat the mirangue. Ill try again and see what happens. Wish me luck
Posted by Bek june 16^th 2013 at 15:47 n° 68
Maybe you have whisked too much the egg whites? They should be firm (look at the photos), not like lava but instead like a strong shaving foam.
And have you test the crust with your finger?
Posted by jh june 15^th 2013 at 18:02 n° 67
So I've failed twice at making Macarons. The second time I was sure I did everything right. I whisked the mirangue to high peaks and missed the batter till it was if a lava insistence and left it to crust for 40 mins. Bake at 150 degrees Celsius for 15 mins. They had a hard shell but the didn't have feet and stuck to the bottom. What did I do wrong??
Posted by Bek june 15^th 2013 at 09:13 n° 66
Yes, it's better to switch off the fan of the oven, if you can.
Note that macarons mixture should be strongly coloured, more than a meringue for example, because of the loss of coloring during cooking.
Posted by jh april 23^th 2013 at 17:43 n° 65
What a great find this is! My problem has been that the macarons always brown slightly, spoiling the colour.I've tried lowering the oven temp but am wary of doing this too much. My oven has quite a strong-seeming fan which can't be swithed off. Could this be the problem?
Posted by Artylady april 23^th 2013 at 17:25 n° 64
I have overcooked macarons before now, which is probably why they browned slightly and I lost the pastel colours. I've read that when testing to see if they're cooked, you should test them for 'wobble' by gently touching with a fingertip to see if they move. Should they be totally without woble, or is a tiny bit OK? It seems that if i cook for a few more minutes after testing, that's when they brown!
Posted by Artylady april 23^th 2013 at 17:29 n° 63
I LOve it
Posted by Anonymous march 20^th 2013 at 08:17 n° 62
"Recipe is for 20 macaroons, that's 40 half shells." said the recipe
Posted by jh march 18^th 2013 at 08:12 n° 61
Help?
I picked '10 macarons'
Will that make 10 shells or 10 made macarons
Posted by Marlan march 17^th 2013 at 22:03 n° 60
1) good news!
2) Yes, and yes, it will be better
3) First make all your macaroons, then only fill all
4) For 1 to 2 days before => fridge, more than 2 days => freezer (a good idea is to make a test with some macaroons in the fridge and some others in the freezer to see how they are after some days)
You're welcome...
Posted by jh february 15^th 2013 at 15:04 n° 59
Thanks for your replay,
1)I did followed your receipt and it worked good with me thanks for your receipt and your follow up as well.
2)Can I use 2 racks (2 pans , one at top and other at bottom) and the same time? If so, should I switch them after 6 minutes?
3)After I finish them and finish filling as well, right?
4)When should I keep them in freezer and when should I keep them in fridge?
Thanks again and again for your nice efforts which added a lot of smiles for all of us.
Posted by Ram february 15^th 2013 at 03:47 n° 58
I suggest you:
1) If this is your firsts macarons, first make a (or some) test to improve your skill.
2) Make your macarons in different flavours and colours (maybe 3 or 4), this will be more pretty to your guests eyes
3)Transform your kitchen in a macarons factory the day before, make them all in a day, and store the macarons in the fridge once finished.
4) Keep smiling...
Posted by jh february 14^th 2013 at 08:56 n° 57
Thanks for your valuable page. I plan to make about 150-200 macarons for special even. How should I do that? I have 1 oven and 2 pans(to use them at the same time), I have about 3 weeks to finish it. Can you give me advice as I don't know how to keep macarons for a long time and keeping a good taste?
Thanks again for everything
Posted by Ram february 14^th 2013 at 07:23 n° 56
Let stay a longer time, possibly in a warm and dry place until macaroons top is not sticking.
Posted by jh december 10^th 2012 at 08:46 n° 55
Thank you so much for the great explanation. I tried yesterday, and the mix was too runny, and then today it was perfect, but like someone above, mine never dried enough. So I put the in the oven anyway, but there was no "foot". I see how it is important to have the top dry so the foot forms, so what should I do? Thanks.
Posted by Vero december 9^th 2012 at 05:54 n° 54
What a fantastic recipe! Thank you for posting these step-by-step photos. I tried the recipe for the first time last night, and it worked almost perfectly. It would have been perfect if I bothered to sift the almond meal -- my own fault! I love the fact that you can scale up or down this recipe just by clicking the buttons on the page. :)
Posted by Nerrida september 23^th 2012 at 11:13 n° 53
After 15 min they should be rather hard, so maybe you can increase temperature of your oven, or time in the oven. Don't mind if they are hard, because when furnished (filled ?) they will be softer.
Posted by jh august 14^th 2012 at 11:32 n° 52
I made chocolate macarons today, I baked them for 15 min but when I tried to removed them from the silicon sheet the bottom were kind of mushy and like a little sticky (I waited around 5mins after taking them out of the oven) so I baked them for 15 more min they looked perfect but they are really hard not soft at all, I guess I overcooked them?? After the 15 min in the oven should they be kind of mushy in the bottom or not? And then cool them more before removing them from the sheet?
Posted by Gabita81 august 13^th 2012 at 07:42 n° 51
Hello ray,

Yes, you're probably right it's a matter of humidity, and it's worst in this case if you have a rather bad oven, I'm afraid.
But the first point to improve is certainly the oven, try to get a sophisticated one (electrical, "not a liar" with temperature), and I'm sure you're gonna succeed!

Posted by jh june 24^th 2012 at 20:44 n° 50
Hello! i have been attempting to make macarons recently, but i have the dilemma of the crust not forming even after waiting a period of time and there is not a foot that forms during baking. instead it goes straight from sticking to the baking paper, to becoming burnt! i am thinking it might be due to the humidity of my country? (i am fron singapore, located in south east asia.) i am also using a very low-quality oven..
Posted by ray june 24^th 2012 at 18:59 n° 49
Maybe you have not enough worked the mixture?
Posted by jh june 11^th 2012 at 18:08 n° 48
I made the chocolate macarons today and while they come out well, they are not shiny, but a matte brown? When I see chocolate macarons on blogs and the Internet, they are always shiny?
Posted by cravingthis june 10^th 2012 at 23:13 n° 47
You made macarons easy! I failed my first time but with your amazing tutorial I made lovely little macarons that everyone loved! The tips were genius! Truly amazing!!!!!! Thanks!
Posted by Sw june 5^th 2012 at 03:58 n° 46
Hope to cook them 2 morrow.

I will be back with the results!
Posted by ghfjdkl may 12^th 2012 at 18:35 n° 45
Anytime.
Posted by jh may 3^rd 2012 at 10:15 n° 44
What time of year are macarons served?
Posted by Hannah may 3^rd 2012 at 06:26 n° 43
Great recipe but why are mine too flat?
Posted by cm april 29^th 2012 at 23:12 n° 42
Because you have a great oven, it's probably a matter of working with the mixture before cooking. Possible problems could be : not enough macaroned dough or not enough waiting time for crusting.
Posted by jh april 23^th 2012 at 08:25 n° 41
Your recipe works perfect for me. I've done a few times and the only complaint is that the feet rise but then deflates after a few minutes of baking while they are still in the oven so I don't get really nice feet. It seems that feet are not strong enough to support the shell. I have tried differents temperatures, with the door completely closed or partially open and sooner or later it happens.I have a professional electric convection oven with two fans at the back and no options to turn off the fan. Can you give me any advice?
Posted by Elena april 23^th 2012 at 02:54 n° 40
You've pointed one of the worst difficulty with macaroons, keeping the pretty colour vs get perfectly cooked. The problem is the more or longer you cook, the more the colour turn to brown. The difficulty is finding the good equilibrate (can I say this word?) between those 2.

Please note that you should add much more food colouring drops than another recipe, because of the cooking.

Good luck!
Posted by jh april 21^th 2012 at 10:11 n° 39
I mean have I gone wrong, sorry!!
Posted by Anonymous april 20^th 2012 at 23:49 n° 38
I have made macarons twice, first time they were undercooked and the second time I cooked them for longer and they were supposed to be a pink colour but the shell was brown. However they were perfectly cooked and the insides were pink it was just the shell. I don't think they were overdone cos they were still chewy and macarons consistency. Have u gone wrong or is it just natural with the colour I used?
Posted by Anonymous april 20^th 2012 at 23:47 n° 37
Hi jh
it worked very good after delay of 48hrs .i was very happy for the successful
thank you jh for your advises ,
the only thing i need to practice with my forcing bag to get them the same sizes
Posted by meroula january 5^th 2012 at 15:10 n° 36
Hey, this is French macarons ! :-)
For the delay, I don't know (never try this), but I don't think so macarons are so fragile and delicate...
Tell us what you get if you try to?
Posted by jh january 3^rd 2012 at 08:16 n° 35
Hi, I was trying to make the Italian macarons today.
I separate the eggs siff the almond powder with sugar powder & added the egg white ,but I had to leave home @this step,
so I mix the almond with sugar with egg white together on the fridge to continu tomorrow
Will this rewind the recipe??
Thank you ,meroulla

Merci ,merulla
Posted by Meroulla january 2^nd 2012 at 22:38 n° 34
And yes, you can freeze egg yolks. The good idea about this operation could be to make small "packets" of 1 or 2 egg yolks instead of a big one, it will be easier to separate, de-froze and use.
Posted by jh december 27^th 2011 at 11:07 n° 33
Hi,To have ideas to use egg yolk, you can use the "search in recipes" item menu. There is 30 recipes using it. I especially love the crème brulée.
Posted by jh december 27^th 2011 at 11:06 n° 32
Hi,
since am using a lot of egg white as i am doing macrons every day ,
how can i use the egg yolk ? can i store them in fridge or freezer ??
please advice & thank you for all honestly advises
Posted by meroula december 26^th 2011 at 23:00 n° 31
Why do they crack on top? How do I fix this for next time?
Posted by Opal november 17^th 2011 at 20:33 n° 30
Best recipe ever..i tried this recipe after failing 3 times..Thank you sooo much..i follwed it step-by-step and it was perfect!
Posted by Naseera november 8^th 2011 at 18:25 n° 29
Maybe you have too much, or too strongly, mix egg white with the mixture?
Posted by jh october 22^th 2011 at 13:43 n° 28
Thanks for all the tips. I am trying my 1st batch , top good but they spread too far. What did I do wrong?
Posted by Noela october 19^th 2011 at 01:55 n° 27
It's possibly a matter of cooking time or cooking temperature, maybe your oven is to low in temperature. Try to increase temperature, or cooking time.
Posted by jh april 17^th 2011 at 10:57 n° 26
My macarons are stuck to the baking paper. When I tried to remove them, only the upper crust came off and left some soft macarons on the paper. I waited overnight to remove. What do you think is wrong with them? Can you please advise? Thanks in advance.
Posted by Raspberries april 16^th 2011 at 09:56 n° 25
Hello! Thank you for the recipe. I made using your recipe for 20 macarons for the first time today. There are several things wrong with them. Most are cracked but 2 are smooth. I waited about 55 minutes (dry to the touch) to crust before baking. The mixture was runny (perhaps a little bit too runny than in your picture), therefore the end result I have fairly flat macarons. I made my own piping bag and I think I cut the hole (nozzle) too big. I think what I did wrong was not to weigh the egg white and not to use a proper piping bag with a fitted nozzle. They are cooling now but I am delighted because I know the result will be better next time. I will make some again tomorrow. I won't bother with the filling just yet. When they are perfect (one day, hopefully soon!) then I will make some filling. Thank you for the tips as well.
Posted by Raspberries april 15^th 2011 at 11:22 n° 24
Yes, each egg white is about 30 grams.
Posted by jh january 27^th 2011 at 08:19 n° 23
Lovely macarons and I like your step by step guide. May I know 2 egg whites is about how many grams?
Posted by Lisa january 27^th 2011 at 00:44 n° 22
YES! I MUST TRY THIS! I've tried several recipes and none of them worked! I have some baking in the oven right now under directions from another recipe but it looks a complete disappointment.. I can't wait to try this tomorrow!
Posted by Anonymous december 8^th 2010 at 13:54 n° 21
Sure! The most important thing is to remember that you are making macarons, not a mousse or something else. That's why the dough should be runny, you don't need to make something fluffy at all, but a dough almost liquid. And to do that you need to mix the dough lightly, turning it, using a soft spatula (for a good deal of time for beginners I'm afraid) until it get this famous runny and shinny state.The best way to do is not to turning dough, not like for a cake for example, but turning around instead with the soft spatula. Turning around and raise the dough, turning around and raise, and again, and again...It is a so special process or gesture that in French pastry it's a dedicated verb "macaroner", which could be something like "to macaroon".I hope this help?
Posted by jh september 19^th 2010 at 09:42 n° 20
Hey i'm not sure how to do the first tricky step where you make the dough runny. Can you explain it? Thanks for sharing this great recipe. =)
Posted by Shy september 19^th 2010 at 08:59 n° 19
I was in London a few weeks ago, and I saw a Ladurée shop full of macarons, the price write on the windows was xx£ (I don't remember, but expensive surely) for 10 macaroOns.I'm gonna modify the recipe right now! Thank you for this interesting precision.
Posted by jh september 4^th 2010 at 07:02 n° 18
This recipe looks brilliant!But I must say that it should be macarOns in English as well.MacarOOns are actually the nutty chocolates with coconuts and is completely different in texture and taste.As a fervent macaron lover, it is sad to see that this delicate french pastry is misnamed by most people. I was surprised when I went to this one art gallery cafe and found that even this fancy cafe actually labelled the pastry as macarOONs not macarons.
Posted by macarOns september 3^rd 2010 at 23:27 n° 17
Just finished following this recipi BRILLIANT . my colors were a little darker but the good thing is i know were i went wrong the Phone rand darn it but they are not 2 bad thanks again
Posted by frangiepan august 25^th 2010 at 16:50 n° 16
To nina: maybe the ambiant air is not dry enough, where you are, to 'crust'?Carry on, you will finally succeed!
Posted by jh april 6^th 2010 at 13:15 n° 15
I'm afraid ground almonds could not be replaced, I had try to make hazelnut macaroons a few weekfs ago, and it was a complete crash. Mixture should be runny, see photos to know how much.
Posted by jh april 6^th 2010 at 13:13 n° 14
I am half way through making a batch of macaroons. at the moment they are sitting waiting to 'crust' it has been over 2 hours and they are still sticky. the only progress they have made is leeking food colouring out the side, this is the second time i have tried making these today.
Posted by nina april 6^th 2010 at 03:06 n° 13
This is great recipe, but what can i substitue in for ground almonds? and i'm wondering if the mixture should be runny or like dough. mine was runny and it just messed up the piping bag. so now i am going to try again with ground macadamias?
Posted by Anonymous april 5^th 2010 at 23:18 n° 12
It is 80 gr ground almond and 30 g cocoa powder. To be not so precise a teaspoon of cocoa powder is enough because it's only a matter of color, not of taste which will come with inside chocolate ganache.See fillings for macaroons about that.
Posted by jh february 24^th 2010 at 09:25 n° 11
So the recipe for the chocolate macaroon is 2 egg whites150 g icing sugar50 g ground almonds1 tablespoon caster sugar30g cocoa powderBake at 160c for 12 to 15 min. Or is it 80g ground almond and 30g cocoa powder?
Posted by christine february 22^th 2010 at 14:50 n° 10
Usually when surface "fall" when out of the oven, it's ofently a matter of temperature (a bit not enough hot) or cooking time (a bit too short).
Posted by jh february 22^th 2010 at 13:29 n° 9
I have baked the chocolate macaron using your recipe. I add 30g of cocoa powder and subsitube 30g from the ground almond. The macaron in the oven was baked beautiful with smooth surface and nice feets but when out of the oven, the surface started to be uneven What is the reason behind it or did i use the wrong recipe for the chocolate macaron?
Posted by christine february 22^th 2010 at 12:55 n° 8
Happy new year too !1h15 is a bit long but not so much, have you check the top with your finger?Sticking macaroons is often a matter of cooking time or temperature oven.See the "If you encounter problems" in the recipe there is tips there to help you.
Posted by jh january 2^nd 2010 at 11:08 n° 7
Thanks for your advices. i made another batch. it looked better. but it is too flat and not chewy enough for my liking. its top layer is a little too crisp. [i left it out for about 1h15mins this time, was it the long timing that caused it?] the bases sticks to the baking paper i use. how should i correct these problems?happy new year to you! (:
Posted by Jocelyn december 31^th 2009 at 14:43 n° 6
You're welcome !For the peak on top, it's possibly that they have not leave enough before cooking for crusting. Have you use the tips to check how it stick with your finger?And for the cooking time, try to leave your oven closed and for 12 minutes (maybe more, it depend of your oven, look how your macaroons are after this time).Bonne chance !
Posted by jh december 31^th 2009 at 09:19 n° 5
Thank you so much! i failed 2 times before and was about to give up. it was then i found this page. the pictures were promising. so i decided to give it a try and, yes, i did it! however, they are cracked[i did leave it for more than 30mins outside] and they have a peak at the top and looks like a hill. it deflates after a while looking flat and empty. its a little brown on the sides and i have only baked it for 8 and a half minutes opening the oven at 6mins. how should i fix it???
Posted by Jocelyn december 31^th 2009 at 04:52 n° 4
Thank you Annie for this appreciation.
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PS : Please feel free to contact me before coming back to Brest.
Posted by jh august 5^th 2009 at 09:41 n° 3
This is the best macaron recipe I hae ever seen, step by step with photos. I generally use egg whites for Shaum Tortes, but now will try macarons, especially after eating Thomas Kellers at Bouchon.

PS> My best friend rode Paris Brest Paris in 07 and wished she could have seen more of Brest, so we are going back in September!

Thanks for a fantastic site. Found you via Google
Posted by Annie august 4^th 2009 at 19:02 n° 2
At last, a readable french recipe ;-)
Posted by Emma september 16^th 2008 at 09:22 n° 1

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