Beth's Foolproof Macarons
Beth's foolproof macarons recipe is easy enough to make, yet keeps its complexity through the use of creative ingredients and techniques. After collecting all the following ingredients, let’s start making yummy Beth's foolproof macarons.
Ingredients
- Egg whites 3
- White sugar 1/4 cup
- Confectioners' sugar 2 cups
- almond flour 1 cup
- Salt
- Cream of tartar 1/4 tsp
- Salted butter 1/4 cup
- Powdered sugar 3/4 cup
- Fresh raspberries drained and crushed, 1 cup
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 300°F. Beat egg whites until foamy with a mixer. Add cream of tartar, salt, and sugar. Allow the mixture to mix for eight to ten minutes.
- Step 2
- Add the food coloring. Using a sifter, sift the almond flour and powdered sugar. Fold the egg mixture. With a spatula, turn 65 to 70 times.
- Step 3
- Fill a pastry bag with the mixture. On baking trays, place parchment paper. Fill 1-inch molds with the mixture.
- Step 4
- Bake for about 20 minutes in the oven. Add butter to a mixer and whip until pale. Add sugar.
- Step 5
- Strain raspberries through a sieve. Add the juice to the butter mix. Fill a piping bag with buttercream.
- Step 6
- Place cookie shells on their backs and pipe a small amount of buttercream on top. Continue with a second cookie.