French Macarons
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Ingredients
For the Filling:
- 4tablespoons butter, room temperature
- 3 1/2ounces cream cheese, room temperature
- 1cup powdered sugar
- 2tablespoons strawberry jam
Instructions
- Sift the almond flour several times through a mesh sieve, and then sift the almond flour and powdered sugar together through the sieve. In a stand mixer, whisk the egg whites and sugar until foamy, about 45 seconds. Turn to high, and whip to stiff peaks. (The egg white peaks should stand straight up) Blend in the gel food coloring. With a rubber spatula, fold in half of the almond flour mixture into the whites and stir for 2-3 minutes, digging down to the bottom of the bowl. Add the remaining flour and keep mixing just until batter flows like lava.(Don’t over mix, or mixture will be too runny.) Spoon the mixture into a piping bag with a ½ inch round tip. Pipe 1¼-inch rounds onto silpat or parchment-lined baking sheets, about 1-inch apart. (To make it easier, look for a macaron template on line, and place it under the parchment paper or silpat.) Rap the baking sheet firmly on the countertop, a few times, to release any large air bubbles. Let the cookies stand, uncovered, at room temperature, for 15-30 minutes, or until a crust begin to forms on top. Bake for 15-20 minutes at 300 degrees. (Use conventional bake or convection bake, not pure convection.) When done, they should easily detach from the liner. Makes 24. For the filling, combine the butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar and jam. Pipe a small amount in between 2 macarons and press together.