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Re: Macarons - French Style (With Photo)
« Reply #45 on: September 10, 2010, 10:36:08 am »
haha ACW i have about 5 cookbooks just for macarons lol and still havent made them myself just enjoy eating them  :)  will have to get organised before chrissy for sure  ;D
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« Reply #46 on: September 10, 2010, 04:15:54 pm »
macarons is a new term for me that i have to get my mind around. its either macaroons or meringues so I need to change my way of thinking...I'm coming around - they look gorgeous! i will need to try 'the old way' to get a success before i know how to proceed TM way tho.
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« Reply #47 on: September 12, 2010, 12:19:43 am »
Thanks Frozzie.  I hope the party went well.

Hi Cookie1 - hope the second batch of macarons went well - send me a picture if you manage to make them well (or not) as I would love to troubleshoot if need be!  Thanks!!
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« Reply #48 on: September 13, 2010, 03:33:35 am »
I will hang my head in shame as I say I haven't made them. We went on a Model A run yesterday. Hopefully very soon.
I'm sure they will be fine this time as I know where I went wrong.
I'll post a picture even if they collapse.
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Re: Macarons - French Style (With Photo)
« Reply #49 on: September 16, 2010, 06:53:12 am »
Talking about macarons ......  I was sitting behind Adriano Zumbo in a cooking class last night.  Lent him my biro to use for the night.

Anybody like to make a bid on a pen with his DNA attached?  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D :o :o :o :o

It was a dessert class by a chef Janice Wong from Singapore.  really great ideas.

He says that any ideas of him setting up a shop in Melbourne are very much rumours ..... at the moment.

PS - that was at Kirsten's Savour School - win chocolate with Trissalicious http://trissalicious.com/2010/08/31/savour-chocolate-and-patisserie-school-and-my-first-giveaway/
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« Reply #50 on: September 17, 2010, 03:57:00 am »
W...e..l..l. I had another go at the macarons. I'm getting worse not better. But again they taste absolutely divine.
These ones aren't shiny and they have no heel which is disapointing. They also cracked a bit when I was cooking them, but I lowered the oven temperature for the second tray and that was better. But I will persevere, as soon as this lot are eaten.
As promised, here is the failure photo.
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Re: Macarons - French Style (With Photo)
« Reply #51 on: September 17, 2010, 04:24:32 am »
thats it! morning tea time - i'm off to put the kettle on, and dream about having one of those with my cuppa
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« Reply #52 on: September 17, 2010, 04:44:28 am »
They look good enough to me Cookie and if they taste as good as they look, that's the main thing.  I would never have known what a macaron looked like before Trissa posted her picture and recipe.
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Re: Macarons - French Style (With Photo)
« Reply #53 on: September 17, 2010, 08:19:04 am »
I'm flying over immediately Cookie.  Please save me one for afternoon tea.  Seriously,  I can't see anything wrong with them if they taste OK.  But do keep trying because I'm not attempting any until you have cracked the formula ;D ;D ;D

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Re: Macarons - French Style (With Photo)
« Reply #54 on: September 17, 2010, 08:25:08 am »
Well, I wouldn't turn one down if one was offered to me for afternoon tea.I think they look great. ;D
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« Reply #55 on: September 17, 2010, 11:43:36 am »
Cookie, they look beautiful and I'll be dreaming of them with my cuppa this evening  :-* :-*
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« Reply #56 on: September 17, 2010, 01:33:01 pm »
They look great to me Cookie! I'm always available for taste testing  ;)
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« Reply #57 on: September 18, 2010, 02:03:12 pm »
Thank you all. I will master them. VHJ, when they work I'll give you a call and you can come round. :-*
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Re: Macarons - French Style (With Photo)
« Reply #58 on: September 21, 2011, 03:52:45 am »

Name of Recipe: Macarons

Ingredients:
125 grams almond meal
150 grams icing sugar (not icing mixture)
100 grams caster sugar
100 grams egg whites (from around 3 eggs)

Preparation:
1.  Grind the almonds and the icing sugar (I am sure you can use caster instead) on speed 10 for 10 seconds. 
2.  Clean out TM bowl and attach the butterfly attachment.  Place the egg whites and whip on speed 4 for 4 minutes.  Add the caster sugar after 2 minutes.  Whip the whites until stiff peaks.
3.  Add the almond/icing sugar into the TM bowl with the egg whites.  And mix on reverse + soft speed for 10 seconds.  (add the colouring if using any - I used green gel)
4. Place the mixture in a piping bag and pipe on baking paper or a silicon mat
5. Dry the macarons for around 30 to 45 minutes. 
6. Bake at 150 c (fan forced) for 13 minutes.
7. Remove from oven, cool and fill with piping.

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Tips/Hints:
For the pistachio buttercream (did not use the thermomix for this) - check here
http://trissalicious.com/2010/07/18/macaron-tower-for-baby-james/


hi when you say "dry the macaron" do you just leave them on the bench / put in the fridge/ put in a slow oven to dry them??????

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Re: Macarons - French Style (With Photo)
« Reply #59 on: September 21, 2011, 08:43:14 am »
Macaron's are my all time favourite treat and my fave shop selling the most delicious ones is La Duree. Naturally I am peeing my pants here seeing this thread and I will be making them TODAY!!! I think you need to slap the tray hard against your worktop after piping them to flatten them , will post a photo if I am successful.
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