Taste wise they're fine! But they look so ugly, very grainy (but they don't taste grainy). Any tips or advice?
by sourapplepiez
5 Comments
lipstickmurder
These look a bit under-macronaged to me! Try watching videos that let you know when batter is perfectly macronaged— the batter should kind of fold in on itself when drizzled and should reincorporate within 10 seconds. If the batter is the right consistency, your piping bumps should disappear and the macarons should have a less rough look overall
deliberatewellbeing
under macaronage is what causes nipples. iribbons edge falling from spatula has to disappear back into batter by count of 30. bumpy texture is usually caused by not whipping eggwhites long enough.
Kiramaniac
The graininess is from your almond flour. Look for a superfine flour and sift your dry ingredients. You can also pulse in a food processor but that can over process if you’re not careful.
The ruffled feet can indicate over whipped meringue.
The look over baked, or possibly too high an oven temperature.
5 Comments
These look a bit under-macronaged to me! Try watching videos that let you know when batter is perfectly macronaged— the batter should kind of fold in on itself when drizzled and should reincorporate within 10 seconds. If the batter is the right consistency, your piping bumps should disappear and the macarons should have a less rough look overall
under macaronage is what causes nipples. iribbons edge falling from spatula has to disappear back into batter by count of 30. bumpy texture is usually caused by not whipping eggwhites long enough.
The graininess is from your almond flour. Look for a superfine flour and sift your dry ingredients. You can also pulse in a food processor but that can over process if you’re not careful.
The ruffled feet can indicate over whipped meringue.
The look over baked, or possibly too high an oven temperature.
Pies and Tacos has a great step by step recipe with video for basic Swiss macarons.
https://www.piesandtacos.com/swiss-meringue-macaron-recipe/
Indulge with Mimi has a great basic French with step by step instructions and video.
https://www.indulgewithmimi.com/the-best-macaron-recipe/
How do the insides look?
From what I understand, your batter was too thick. I had some similar happen once.