Base Macaron Recipe

Name: Base Macaron Recipe
Yield: Yield: 970 g/2 lb 2.08 oz (About 70 Sandwich Cookies)
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: Egg whites 200 g 7.05 oz 20.62%; Powdered egg whites 10 g .35 oz 1.03%; Superfine, fondant, or bakers’ sugar 60 g 2.12 oz 6.19%; Superfine, fondant, or bakers’ sugar 60 g 2.12 oz 6.19%; Natural food coloring, water based as needed as needed; Almond flour 250 g 8.82 oz 25.77%; Superfine, fondant, or bakers’ sugar 60 g 2.12 oz 6.19%; Natural food coloring, water based as needed as needed; Confectioners’ sugar 450 g 15.87 oz 46.39%

Preparation info

Yield: 970 g 2 lb 2.08 oz (About
70
Sandwich Cookies)

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Elements of Dessert

By Francisco Migoya

Published 2012

About

Ingredients

Egg whites 200 g 7.05 oz 20.62%
Powdered egg whites

Americas
United States
Dessert
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Combine the egg whites with the powdered egg whites by stirring in the powdered egg whites in a slow cascading motion with a whisk.
Grind the superfine sugar in a coffee grinder until very fine unless using fondant sugar, in which case you only need to sift it to remove any lumps.
Combine the almond flour with the confectioners’ sugar in a bowl and th