- 300g icing sugar
- 1500g ground almonds
- 4 large egg whites
- 70g caster sugar
- pinch of salt
- Food colouring, red, yellow, green
Macaroons
Robbie McCubbin
11th January 2011
Macaroons
Have oven preheated to 170oC, & Line two baking trays with silicone paper
Ingredients
Method
Have oven preheated to 170oC, & Line two baking trays with silicone paper
sift icing sugar & ground almonds together into a bowl
whisk egg whites with pinch of salt until soft peaks. Slowly add caster sugar, mixing well.
Add almonds & icing sugar until mixture is glossy & stiff peaks
Divide mix into bowls & add desired colouring
Pipe on to lined trays, about 5cm sized discs, tap tray to dispell any air bubbles
Allow to settle approx 30mins then bake in oven for @ 9-10mins until set
Once cool sandwich with buttercream
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