Baking Macarons

I signed up for a macaron baking class via Groupon and went for the session last night. This would be my first attempt at baking macarons, so the instructor gave us step by step instructions.

First, beat the egg white and castor sugar until it is thick like a merengue.

 The egg white (left) must be pure - no traces of egg yolk, no butter, nothing is to be mixed inside

 

 The egg white and sugar should be whisked until there is a lump of white cream

 

After whisking the egg white and sugar combination, mix the ground almond with icing sugar, and then sift out the fine particles.

 



 Almond and icing sugar mix

 

 Sifting the almond and icing sugar mix

 

Next, mix the sifted mixture into the egg white and sugar cream, folding in properly until a runny liquid is formed.

 



 After folding in the almond and sugar mixture with the egg white and sugar mixture

 

Add one drop of food colouring. Pour into piping plastic and then pipe onto a tray or onto moulds with various shapes.

 

 I kind of like this shape actually!

 

After piping, the moulds have to be left out at room temperature to set for around half an hour. After that, put into the oven to bake for twenty minutes. The oven should be pre-heated to 150 degree celsius first.

 



 Macarons fresh out of the oven

 

After the macarons were taken out of the oven, turn them over and pipe them with either chcolate cream, butter cream, or chocolate spread, before placing the other half on top. The macarons are ready to be served.

 



Completed macarons