Basic French Macaron Guide
"There are no limits to what you can accomplish, except the limits you place on your own thinking"
I've been baking french macarons a little over a year now. During the Spring of 2017, I decided to practice perfecting and getting to know these fancy almond cookies. I feel anybody can make french macarons as long as they put time, love and patience. I constantly had cracked, hollow and flat macarons my first couple of tries. I had a mason jar filled of imperfect macarons for my husband to munch on! Below are a couple of tips and tricks I use for baking french macarons.
1. Weigh ALL your ingredients.
I can't stress enough how important this is. I have a lot of people ask me "Is there an easier way?" . I believe this is the easiest way in the long run. Everything needs to be precise while making these delicate cookies. Weighing scales are super inexpensive; I grabbed my weighing scale on Amazon for $10! Eventually, using weighing scale can be beneficial for using exact measurements every time leaving your recipe to be flawless.
2. Get to know your oven
This one was a hard one for me at the beginning of my macaron process. All ovens are different but typically most ovens go hotter than usual. My first year baking macarons, I had to figure out what temperature was right for me. I choose about 275-280 degrees F for my macarons. All ovens are different in terms of heat and circulation. Consider getting a oven thermometer ($6 on Amazon) to know exactly what temperature you oven is at.
3. Don't Give UP!
Yep! I had times I just thought to myself "Is this worth it?". Once you have accomplished something, it gives you inspiration to try new things! Just like any new hobby or craft it takes time and effort. Don't give up in something just because its "too hard" , face it as a new challenges or goals.
Let's Begin!
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French Macarons
A basic french macaron recipe using the Italian French Method
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NOTES:
*Macarons are better eaten the day after. Give at least 24 hours of maturing time to get the flavors to blend. *I prefer silpat mats for a more round shape *Do not over mix or else macarons will end up flat. They need to have a stable consistency for a more round shape