Almond macaroons with mascarpone mousse and strawberries

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    8

    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
The Richard Corrigan Cookbook

By Richard Corrigan

Published 1999

  • About

This is a delicious dessert. It looks impressive, but is really quite easy to make. My children love these macaroons.

Ingredients

For the macaroons

  • 100 g ground almonds
  • 1 heaped teaspoon cornflour
  • 2

Method

To make the macaroons, sift the ground almonds with the cornflour. Set aside. Whisk the egg whites with the lemon juice and salt until frothy, then gradually whisk in one-third of the sugar and continue whisking until the meringue will hold a soft peak. Add another third of the sugar and whisk until the meringue is thick and glossy. Add the remaining sugar and whisk to a stiff peak. Fold in the