Ingredients:
- 3 egg whites
- castor sugar (75g)
- ground almonds (125g)
- icing sugar (175g)
- flavourings (strawberry, lemon, vanilla)
- food colourings (pink, yellow, blue)
- fillings (strawberry jam, lemon curd, chocolate spread)
Method:
- Separate the egg whites from the yolks and in a clean, dry bowl whisk the whites until thick and glossy.
- Add the castor sugar and whisk again until stiff.
- Sieve the almonds and icing sugar into the bowl and carefully fold in, retaining as much air as possible.
- Divide the mixture between three bowls and add the colouring and flavourings to each:-
- lemon flavour & yellow food coluring
- vanilla flavour & blue food colouring.
- Put each one into a separate piping bag.
- Line a baking tray with baking paper or a silicon mat and pipe small circles (3cm across) onto the tray, leaving a small gap between each macaron.
- Put the tray to one side to rest for 15 minutes to allow a slight skin to form.
- Preheat the oven to 160°C.
- Pick the tray up and drop it onto a flat surface from a small height- this forms the ‘feet’ that are associated with macarons.
- Bake for 15 minutes, then remove and allow to chill at room temperature until completely cold.
- Sandwich the macarons with a filling of choice:
-lemon curd (yellow)
-chocolate spread (blue)
Makes: approximately 48.
Hugs and kisses, Sarah xo
They look so good!!! X
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