this is my first attempt at macarons and it's not the best by all means, but I think I did well???
I know I used the wrong pipette tip and piped too thick, it did seem a little on the chewier side but not too bad. any thoughts?
recipe: 114 g almond flour
127 g powdered sugar
80 g egg whites
70 g granulated sugar
Pâte à Bombe French Buttercream
2 large egg yolk
55 g granulated sugar
20 g water
113 g unsalted butter (salted butter works too, I honestly like it more to give more depth of flavor)
1 tsp vanilla extract
by hle_63
4 Comments
Butter?! In the macaron cookie
A little less macaronaging and it looks like it could be those rosette macarons people sometimes do
Are you sure that isn’t scone 😆
Ratio looks off, too much powder ingredient to egg white. It can use more sugar as well.
Hmmm, the texture looks very cake-like so I’m thinking the proportions must be off. You already know you used the wrong piping tip but also, when you pipe, you don’t want to swirl it but hold the tip straight up and pipe, then give a little flick at the end. They should smooth out during the resting period.
Also, what was your oven temp and how long did you bake them?
I’ve used the Preppy Kitchen recipe for years and haven’t had any issues with it:
* 100 g egg whites room temperature
* 140 g almond flour
* 90 g granulated sugar
* 130 g powdered sugar
* 1 tsp vanilla
* 1/4 tsp cream of tartar