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Orange Flower Macaroons
Preparation info
- makes about
40
- Difficulty
Easy
Appears in
Published 2012
Inspired by the eighteenth-century cooks and their flower water recipes, this is nevertheless a modern recipe for the classic French macaron, which I was taught to make by a French pâtissier some years ago.
Ingredients
Method
Sift the ground almonds and measured sugar together: they must be absolutely smooth and fine. Whisk the egg whites and, as they firm up, sprinkle in the powdered egg white and the tablespoon of sugar, whisking until the mixture is very firm, smooth and glossy. Add some of the almond and sugar mixture to the egg white and fold in gently, and then the remaining dry ingredients and the orange zest