Greek Style Macarons
Author/ Συγγραφέας: Katerina
Recipe type/ Τύπος Πιάτου: Sweets
Cuisine/ Κουζίνα: Fusion
- 250 ml / 8.5 fl oz. water
- 8 gr. / 1 ½ tsp pectin
- ¼ cup sugar
- Scant ½ tsp cinnamon
- Scant ¼ tsp ground cloves
- 154 gr. / 5.5 oz. caster sugar
- 70 gr. / 2.5 oz. almond flour
- 2 egg whites
- 40 gr. / 1.5 oz. granulated sugar
- Food color
- One day before you make the filling.
- In a pot add the water, sugar and spices and bring to boil.
- Add the pectin and whisk to dissolve completely.
- Remove from fire let it cool and refrigerate to stabilize.
- Shift the almond flour along with the caster sugar at least twice.
- In your stand mixer add the egg whites and whisk.
- When they start to form soft peaks add the granulated sugar and continue to whisk until stiff peaks are formed.
- Remove and throw the flour/sugar mixture into the meringue.
- With a spatula mix until the batter has the texture of the lava, not too runny not to steady.
- Divide the mixture in two different batches and add food coloring.
- I added 6 drops of red and 6 drops of blue color.
- Take pan and put a silicon rack on top either a special on for macarons or a simple one for cookies.
- With a piping bag pour enough batter to form circles of 4 cm / 1.5 in. leaving a distance among them of 1 cm / 0.5 in.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 150°C/300°F for about 15 minutes.
- Remove from the oven, let them cool and take them off the silicone.
- With a piping bag add the filling to half of them and cover them with the rest half.
Recipe by Culinary Flavors at https://www.culinaryflavors.gr/greek-style-macarons/
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