French Macaroons Recipe

Summary

Difficulty LevelEasyHealth IndexAverage
CuisineAmericanCourseDessert
MethodBakedMain IngredientNuts
Interest GroupEveryday

Ingredients

 
2 cups (225 g) ground almonds
 
1 cup (225 g) sugar
 
4 egg whites, beaten

Directions

Line baking sheets with rice paper.
Preheat oven to 325°F (165°C).
In a medium bowl, stir almonds, sugar and beaten egg whites until blended.
Fill a pastry bag fitted with a plain nozzle with mixture.
Pipe small rounds onto rice paper, leaving enough space between each for spreading during cooking.
Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until light golden.
Cool on rice paper.
When macaroons are cool, cut around each one and trim off excess rice paper.

Comments

Edu says :

I have the same recipe, I got it in one book, but my macaroons exploded, why did this happened??? Perhaps my oven was to hot?
Posted on: 6 May 2011 - 10:06am

umaima says :

Hi Edu, a very hot oven and over beaten egg whites may cause you macroons to collapse during baking.
Posted on: 9 May 2011 - 10:37am

Edu says :

Tank you, I will try to make them following your advice!!!!
Posted on: 9 May 2011 - 2:12pm

Edu says :

Well, it was not the same, it added 3 ounces of dark chocolate.
Posted on: 6 May 2011 - 10:14am

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