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French Macarons
Mar 20, 2023 23:33:22 #
French Macarons, Challenging and satisfying these small partly chewey-tender-melt in your-mouth filled meringue cookies with a filling border of buttercream frosting that retains the tasty strawberry or pineapple curd inside until you sink your teeth into it, chocolate ganache with a hit of cayenne pepper makes a tasty filling too.
Mar 20, 2023 23:48:30 #
I hope they are as tasty as described!
Dodie
Dodie
Mar 21, 2023 04:24:00 #
Mar 21, 2023 09:09:11 #
Perennial favorites on the Great British Baking Show usually as decorations on a larger construction. My wife occasionally makes them and they're tricky to bake but absolutely delicious. The only problem is that it's far too easy to rationalize that "they're small so I can eat just one or two more."
Mar 21, 2023 10:09:47 #
You made that?
Looks fantastic...like the cayenne addition..one of my go to spices for almost everything...especially good on ice cream.
Looks fantastic...like the cayenne addition..one of my go to spices for almost everything...especially good on ice cream.
Mar 21, 2023 10:21:59 #
Canisdirus wrote:
You made that?
Looks fantastic...like the cayenne addition..one of my go to spices for almost everything...especially good on ice cream.
Looks fantastic...like the cayenne addition..one of my go to spices for almost everything...especially good on ice cream.
Thank you, Yes I made these, I made a large batch for my great-granddaughter's birthday party. I use cayenne on lots of things and with cinnamon on oatmeal anything sweet like toast with jelly and pretty much anything with chocolate.
Mar 21, 2023 10:33:15 #
fourlocks wrote:
Perennial favorites on the Great British Baking Show usually as decorations on a larger construction. My wife occasionally makes them and they're tricky to bake but absolutely delicious. The only problem is that it's far too easy to rationalize that "they're small so I can eat just one or two more."
Yes, I agree BUT even when I make larger sizes I will eat more than one. "Hint" goodies eaten in the dark or off someone else's plate have no calories. Enjoy
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Mar 21, 2023 10:35:31 #
luvmypets wrote:
I hope they are as tasty as described!
Dodie
Dodie
Yes they are. they have doz of options cookie colors and flavored and filling choices.
Mar 21, 2023 13:42:12 #
I make them with a chocolate ganache and they're great, but piping and baking the meringue shells is an art form of its own. Adding a little pureed prune to the chocolate ganache ramps the flavor up even more.
Mar 21, 2023 14:11:24 #
mikenolan wrote:
I make them with a chocolate ganache and they're great, but piping and baking the meringue shells is an art form of its own. Adding a little pureed prune to the chocolate ganache ramps the flavor up even more.
I know prunes and chocolate is a wonderful taste marriage...
But that's a combination...that could prove troublesome.
Eat those at home.
Mar 22, 2023 03:53:10 #
Canisdirus wrote:
I know prunes and chocolate is a wonderful taste marriage...
But that's a combination...that could prove troublesome.
Eat those at home.
But that's a combination...that could prove troublesome.
Eat those at home.
Ha Ha Ha I like all dried fruits and would have no problem with it, But macerated prunes would be very runny and I think in a soft Ganache it would all squish out in your hand at first bite.
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Mar 22, 2023 04:08:59 #
mikenolan wrote:
I make them with a chocolate ganache and they're great, but piping and baking the meringue shells is an art form of its own. Adding a little pureed prune to the chocolate ganache ramps the flavor up even more.
I remember when starting out they are very tricky getting the proper "macronage" which is the ultimate batter viscosity to make the perfect Macarons.
Mar 22, 2023 11:14:46 #
You don't need to add a lot of prune to ramp up the flavor, maybe 1/2 prune in an entire batch ganache (2-3 cups) so the side effects are minimal and its effect on the ganache texture is minimal, too.
Mar 22, 2023 21:03:49 #
mikenolan wrote:
You don't need to add a lot of prune to ramp up the flavor, maybe 1/2 prune in an entire batch ganache (2-3 cups) so the side effects are minimal and its effect on the ganache texture is minimal, too.
Thanks I will try it, prunes don't bother me, I eat them for a snack.
Mar 23, 2023 15:35:37 #
You know the old say: prunes are the cure for the common cold. They don't do anything for your symptoms, but you don't dare sneeze!
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