Macaron recipe

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MacaronsIngredients:

30g egg white27g granulated sugar36g almond flour59g icing sugarCouple drops of gel food colouring

Equipment:4cm round stencil Sifter SpatulaParchment paper Bowl(s) Piping Bag

Baking Sheets Electric Mixer Scale

1. Preheat oven to 350 F with rack in the centre of the oven.2. Trace stencil around parchment paper, making sure rounds are at least 1 inch apart. 3. Sift almond flour and icing sugar together into a bowl.4. With an electric mixer, beat egg whites until foamy.5. SLOWLY add white sugar one spoonful at a time. Adding the sugar in slowly will prevent

your eggs from deflating. 6. Add a couple of drops of food colouring.7. Beat egg whites until stiff, glossy peaks form. 8. Add dry ingredients all at once to egg mixture.9. CAREFULLY fold mixture with a spatula. Be careful not to over mix or under mix the

batter. Should flow like small ribbons.10. Add mixture to a piping bag.11. Pipe batter onto pre-marked 4cm rounds, making sure that pen/pencil traced side is

faced down. 12. Tap baking sheets firmly against counter 2 or 3 times to release air bubbles.13. Let sit for around 15 minutes. Finger comes back clean when cookies are touched. This

will help in the creation of feet. 14. Bake 1 sheet at a time, rotating halfway through, until risen and set, 11-13 minutes. Let

cool15. Pipe with desired filling on flat side of half of cookies. Top with remaining half.