French Macarons

I want to try making these sometime. I have no idea if they'd be good or not, but they sure are cute!

French Macarons

via From Me to You by sweet.dreamer on 5/15/11

Today has been a very eventful one, my friend and I decided to make French Macarons and they were a big success! Here is the recipe and method we used. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

1 cup Confectioners sugar

3/4 cup Ground Almonds

2 Eggs Whites

1 teaspoon Rasberry Essence

1 teaspoon Red Food Colouring

1/4 cup Caster Sugar

One: Sieve sugar & almonds together in a large bowl then process them until smooth & combined.

Two: Separate egg whites & beat until soft peaks form.

Three: Add caster sugar, essence & food coloring and combine until the colour is smooth.

Four: Mix wet & dry ingredients and fold until mixture reaches the consistency of lava.

Five: Pipe mixture into a baking tray lined with baking paper. (tracing a glass helps to keep them all the same size) Leave to rest for 30 minutes or until the macarons have a hard shell on top.

Six: Put in oven at 160 °C for 20 minutes. When cooled down pipe buttercream icing in the middle and sandwich together.

Voilà