Vanilla macarons

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 03:41:37 GMT

Step 1

Measure all your ingredients

Step 2

Add powdered sugar and almond flour together

Step 3

Use a food processor to get the chunks out of the dry ingredients.

Step 4

I recommend to also use a sifter after blending.

Step 5

Separate your 144 grams of egg white into 2 portions (72 grams each)

Step 6

Add one portion of egg whites into powdered sugar & almond flour mixture and mix with a spatula. (if you want your cookie to be a certain color, this is where you add it!)

Step 7

In a separate bowl (I recommend using a stand mixer), add 2 tsp of lemon juice onto a paper towel and clean the bowl well. (this gets rid of the fat residue left on the bowl, so your egg whites whip up)

Step 8

Add other 72 gram portion of egg whites to this bowl

Step 9

In a small saucepan add your sugar and water. Mix together with a spoon.

Step 10

Put on medium-low heat.

Step 11

This mixture will be ready once it gets to 244 degrees on a candy thermometer. If you don’t have a candy thermometer (like myself) get a bowl of cold water and add a little bit of the sugar mixture to the cold water until it gets too a moldable consistency (almost like a cartoon looking rain drop).

Step 12

Once the sugar & water mixture gets to 244 degrees or it gets to the raindrop stage, slowly pour the mixture into the egg whites (which should be whipped up to a stiff peak)

Step 13

Make sure to begin pouring mixture as soon as it gets to the raindrop stage! You do not want it to be too thick.

Step 14

Also pour the mixture down the side of the bowl and not straight into the whisk. (if you pour it into the whisk the sugar will fly onto the sides of your bowl and it will be impossible to remove!)

Step 15

Whisk the egg white mixture combined with sugar mixture on medium-high for 45 seconds.

Step 16

Once the mixture gets to a stiff peak and is very fluffy, add a tsp of vanilla (or any flavor extracts).

Step 17

Now that you have your pasty mixture and fluffy meringue mixture, add them together! Add a small portion (about a cup) of fluffy meringue to your pasty mixture to get it started. Use the folding technique (if unsure what this is, click the video link below picture above to see video)

Step 18

Use the “figure 8 method” to confirm when your mixture is ready. The figure 8 method is when you are able to make a ‘8’ with your batter without it breaking. (I recommend to stop mixing a little before this because overmixing the batter is worse than undermixing)

Step 19

Get a piping bag and add a large circular or medium circular piping tip. (I strongly recommend getting piping bags and tips) (you can also use a Ziploc bag, but you will not get a perfect circular shape)

Step 20

Add your batter into the piping bag. (Tip: put the piping bag with tip over a cup and pour the batter into the cup)

Step 21

Pipe out your macarons onto a tray lined with parchment paper.

Step 22

To ensure that all your cookies are the same size, use a macaron silicon mat or use the counting method (count “1…2…3” when you pipe each shell to hopefully make all of them have the same amount of batter)

Step 23

Tap your tray on a counter 4-6 times, to remove any air bubbles. You can use a toothpick to pop any that rise to the top if you want. (this helps the macaron “feet” to not spread outwards)

Step 24

Carefully slide the parchment paper with the piped macarons onto the counter to be able to pipe the rest of your macarons. (if you have more than 2 trays you probably won’t have to do this) (this recipe uses 2.5 trays)

Step 25

Let the macaron shells sit uncovered for at least 30 minutes or until you can glide your finger lightly over the top without ruining it. (it may take a little longer to dry if your batter is over-mixed)

Step 26

While macarons are drying, pre-heat your oven to (convection) 300 degrees.

Step 27

After your macarons are dried, put them in the oven for 17 minutes.

Step 28

Let the macarons sit on the tray for at least 5 minutes before removing. (I recommend to slide the whole parchment paper sheet onto the counter and let them cool a little as well)

Step 29

After the macaron shells are partially cooled, remove them carefully from the tray and match them up with parallel shells!

Step 30

For frosting, beat butter and shortening together until mixture turns off-white.

Step 31

Then add your powdered sugar until fully incorporated.

Step 32

Add your heavy cream and extracts. Whip the mixture to let the heavy cream fluffen your mixture. If you want, mix frosting with a spatula to take away some of the air bubbles (this will help you avoid air bubbles when piping it out)

Step 33

Put frosting in a ziploc/piping bag or frost with a utensil.

Step 34

Lastly fill your macaron shells with our bakery style buttercream or our soft carmel!

Step 35

The cookies are best when eaten 12-24 hours after filling because the filling and shell will bind together.

Step 36

Store in fridge for up to 10 days or at room temperature for 8!

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