甜品女皇-法式马卡龙-法国亨利八世皇家御用马卡龙秘方

I am often asked why have my macarons failed?! Why are there no feet?! Why have the macaron shells cracked? And which recipe do you use for your macarons? So here it is… french macaron recipe and troubleshooting.
On a recent holiday I found a 200 year old cookbook on my mums bookshelf, it tells that King Henry VIII granted an estate in Leadenhall Street to a Mistress Cornewallies in reward for the fine puddings that she presented to him. Follow these easy steps to make macarons (pronounced macaroons) fit for a king. You will aquire such indulgence that is pleasing to the palate and if your lucky enough perhaps you too will be granted an estate.

用料  

甜品女皇-法式马卡龙-法国亨利八世皇家御用马卡龙秘方的做法  

1. 预热烤箱150度，将蛋白和砂糖在搅拌机内搅至“倒杯不洒”，再继续1-2 分钟。
   Place egg whites and cater sugar in a bowl and mix with electric mixer until stiff enough to turn the bowl upside down without it falling out, continue to whip for 1-2 more minutes.

2. 加入食用色素，要比想要的颜色深一些，再搅20秒。
   Add gel or powdered food colouring and continue to mix for a further 20seconds.

3. 讲杏仁粉、糖粉、盐混合过筛两次，讲不能过筛的扔掉。
   Sift the almond meal and icing sugar and salt twice, discarding any almond lumps that are too big to pass through the sieve.

4. 拌入蛋白糊中。从下往上拌约30-50次。混合好的糊应该是柔滑黏黏的，而不是可以流动的。拌得次数太多马卡龙会很扁没有裙边，太少表面则会不光滑。
   Fold into the egg white mixture. It should take roughly 30-50 folds using a rubber spatula.  The mixture should be smooth and a very viscous, not runny. Over-mix and your macarons will be flat and have no foot, under mix and they will not be smooth on top

5. 盛入裱花带，在烘焙纸上挤出有间隙的2-3里面的半球
   Pipe onto trays lined with baking paper,

6. 摔烤盘3次，把里面的气泡震出来。rap trays on the bench firmly (this prevents cracking)

7. 放置30分钟左右，入烤箱烤15-20 分钟，要一直观察避免烤出焦糖色。and then bake in the oven for around 20 minutes.

8. 假入奶油

小贴士

搅拌很重要，一定是不会太稀到流动的，也不是稠到有硬块的。