French Macarons - Recipe by Laura Vitale - Laura in the Kitchen Episode 173

[xxJoah]

Swedish buttercream?

[mcymoo123]

A large little Ziploc bag?

[Alexaleahnn]

what if the stiff peaks werent nice ones and it poured all over you.... never doing that.

[M4037331]

yeah...nice one...like da recipe...but im not gonna try it coz i dont like macarons :(

[jvnle]

does your husband help you clean up after? :)

[luvsmtz]

I love how u said "a large little ziploc bag"

[Jusdepommerose]

Wait, I live in France and every macarons I've tasted were crunchy, at leat the very very top of it, like a crust.However they are definitely not cookies, they're so much lighter than that! But it does make a little crunchy sound when you bite into it.

[mehreenheartsbeauty]

thumbs up if you got scared when she turned the egg white bowl upside down!:O

[princessluli87]

In my country (Argentina) calls ( Alfajores)

[GagasLittleMonster43]

Wow. She must have some big balls to put of a bowl of that stuff over her head.

[yaseuk]

xD " A large little zip lock bag " xD

[TDMong]

These are not really french macarons..

[ILUVFFANDKH]

@TDMong so what are french macarons?

[TDMong]

@ILUVFFANDKH The "cookies" should have little "feet" at the base, they should be slightly crispy (that's why they shouldn't be cracked) at first then soft. They shouldn't be crunchy at all ! The cookies are really fragile so you must be careful when you unstick them from the cooking sheet.

I don't say that they are not tasty but she shouldn't preend that they are french macarons when they only looks like french macarons...

[ILUVFFANDKH]

@TDMong she's not pretending. If you have a problem with it then make ur own tutorial and show us how it should be made...Im arab and Im making a channel for arabic food cause I've seen people make the food in the wrong way. teach by action, not by words.

[paaaaaaaaaaaam]

they are not supposed to crunch qhen you eat them AT ALL, and it does matter if they are cracked... it's essential they have their little feet, if not they are not macarons

[yoyomax12]

@paaaaaaaaaaaam You are completely right, if they crack and don't have feet, they are a failed recipe and should not sound crunchy when biting into them.

[gabrielamarcano453]

@paaaaaaaaaaaam hello! i just wanted to ask, what are these "little feet" you talk about? i've never ever had macarons, so i don't know :P

[L2santhanam]

sounded too crunchy they shouldn't be.

[longlivingdude]

I'd hit it.

[VinhTriNguyen]

awesome recipe. but my first attempt was too chewy. Do you know what I did wrong?

[lucas5665]

@VinhTriNguyen you'd rather have them chewey then crunchy

[MusicfulGirl1329]

You make me hungry...

[isabelleme926]

should i use toasted almonds? Or raw almonds? Cause i can't find the already ground almonds! Thanks! :)

[Kaitlynn992]

@isabelleme926 I'm not LauraVitale but I think raw almonds might be better. I don't know why, haha. I guess either one would be okay. :)

[isabelleme926]

@Kaitlynn992 I was thinkin raw almonds too, but i wasn't so sure lol! Thanks so much! xD

[Kaitlynn992]

@isabelleme926 You're welcome!

[isabelleme926]

@Kaitlynn992 :D

[novelista14]

@isabelleme926 if you can't find ground almonds (it's sometimes called almond flour) buy raw almonds and in small batches pour hot water over them until the skin starts to loosen. then peel away the skins, let the almonds dry, and grind them up.

[DaniellaYunru]

i heart kinda stopped when she lifted the bowl over her head O_O

[NiCandDaN123]

when i went to france i had the best macarons ever. this reminds me of them. YUMM!

[idledreams24]

why do u put powdered sugar on top of every sweet dish u make......

[lilmangaartist]

Do you think I can sub the almonds with pistachios to make pistachio macaroons? :)

[YourSimpsons]

Macarons should be crispy on the outside and slightly chewy on the inside, your's are just crispy and didnt have those feet.

Powderd Sugar doesnt help, just sayin'

[neeaaa]

Am I the only one who always wishes the eggwhites would fall down when people put bowls over their heads like that.. ?

[sharleeen91]

i think its too crunchy because its been in the oven too long. And it cracked cause of the humidity.

[monacojojo]

I knew the trick about the ziplock bag as a piping bag but I never would have thought to put it in a cup like that! I always make such a mess and it goes to the top of the bag, etc. Thanks for the tip :)

[MusicGirl2822]

Thank you :-)

[raiseyourhearts]

is it possible to whisk it by hand with an easy solution? I don't have a "handy-dandy" electronic whisker and would gladly just do it by hand if there was an easier way than whisking for hours for it to puff up and have stiff peaks... :P

[hootypatootie]

Love the stiff peaks test!

[EstelChong]

every of ur video is jus so mouth watering^^

[Icha74]

You made it sound and look so easy! Now I'm confused what to bake over the weekend: lemon bars, red velvet cupcakes, or macarons! OMG...

[bayychick707]

Had a mini heart attack when she flipped the bowl upside down on top of her head. o_o

[mferris77]

She has nice peaks.

[MissSuz1989]

Mmm they don't look like macarons. But I guess it's an almond biscuit

[swissm8]

in switzerland we call those luxemburgerli. there are lots of different tastes but everyone is delicious:)

[uyenquynhle]

how long can we store them? and where do we store? outside? or in the fridge? Like so she can see plzzz

[annalexx]

you are pretty good) but i think it's better to pre-heat oven to 170C and bake 10 min on the middle shelf )

[KristennT123]

I HAVE A COMPLAINT. I DID EXACTLY WHAT YOU SAID. WHEN THEY CAME OUT OF THE OVEN, THEY WERE BURNT AND GROSS. THANKS A LOT, LAURA!!!!!!!!!

[NonMaya]

@KristennT123 it's your oven temperature. you could have watch over them babies on the first try.

[KristennT123]

@NonMaya hun it wasn't my first try on macarons, but it was my first try on her recipe, which doesn't work out that well.

[NonMaya]

@KristennT123 hmmm. that's unfortunate =\

[soin2itvictory]

where did you buy your almond powder? I want to make this but i cannot find almond powder D:

[aznmickster]

macarons?

or

macaroons?

[ThePianoluvr]

sounded a bit too crunchy when you ate it

[CarinaGlitterGossip]

@ThePianoluvr It's suppost to be crunchy outside. That's the point of macarons...? She's a professional, so don'y correct her okay?

[ThePianoluvr]

@CarinaGlitterGossip It's supposed to be crunchy on the outside but not like she's biting into a cracker. I was just commenting what I heard.

[RaeLynnShikure]

@CarinaGlitterGossip Just because she's a professional doesn't mean she can't make a mistake. She wants feedback, that's why she allows comments. :)

[suziepeps]

@CarinaGlitterGossip By your logic no professional can make a mistake. i have watched a couple of her videos now and before i found out that she had done this for years as a living i thought that the recipes were fine for a housewife but she makes a whole lot of mistakes for a professional and @ThePianolurv is correct. Don't get me wrong, she has some knowledge but its not of an incredibly high standard. She does state though, that she wants it easy and uncomplicated so there you go

[lucas5665]

@ThePianoluvr You're not suppose to wait until they are lightly golden or else you wont get the proper consistency. It is the same I idea, but I'm the finished products were not macarons

[Littlebabyunicorn01]

Yum ^^ I wanna eat those little brown Macarons! But I would want mine in pink!

[BlueCrystal888]

@Littlebabyunicorn01 you could maybe put food coloring

[Beevan29]

@LauraVitalesKitchen i do....... problem solved!

[XDevilChick666X]

WHERE HAV U BEEN ALL MY LYF??<3

[lov3anonymous]

Why did your grandma ever test that theory to begin with?!

[Emodezz04]

can you adopt me?? hahaha

[double0entendre]

=( Feetless macarons. I think the macronage might be a bit under-mixed.

[PikoChico]

Please be my mom. 

[Cupcakesweetmist18]

You are best!

[JustPerfectlyAsian]

I want that.it looks so good

[ESSIL22]

my face went like this---> O.O when you lifted the bowl up, oh well, that's laura... that only proves that cooking meals in old fashioned way is the best!

[ValentineROXLIKEHELL]

This tasted wonderful, but Laura, can we add coloring with flavour to our macarons, and can we add some decorations on the dough before we bake it? Anyway, you always make wonderful recipes!

[catsarebomb]

all im wondering is what you do with all this food after... i mean do you eat it all???

[FlightcrewEmirates]

I believe you deserve your own show on the Food Network, Amazing presentation!

[slappwaffle]

"large little ziploc bag..."

lol the irony

these look delicious... i should really stop watching your videos before dinner

[lilly20112011]

you should be on food network!!

[ca1cifer]

You always look so nice in your videos! :D

[gigacooler]

Swedish buttercream? i think you mean Swiss buttercream 

[totally0511]

is it my eyes or your macarons dont have any feet? O.o

[alibali81]

Yay! I'm so glad I found you..or...google found you for me... :)

[totally0511]

@wathepoint just boiled it then you can take the skin off XD

[NajeebShery]

@wathepoint boil them then peel them :D so easy and fast as well ;)

[MrMaddog0001]

I thought they were mini hamburgers from the picture. Grossly dissapointed.

[funfun223lol]

@MrMaddog0001 LOL me too!

[TheBunkitty]

I heard macarons were meant to be like soft and spongey though i never tried them i wanna try Laura's recipe it's just like meringue's except with a few more ingredients i like crispy ones...

[asianmaddness]

Macarons are supposed to have a crisp delicate outer shell, but soft inside after they're cooked...this was a fail.

[randomgirl637]

she live in jersresy



[BubbleGumDexter23]

I once tried making these and they were hard and cracked all of them! I hated that >.< I'm gonna try yours. <3

[10792rosa]

Can We Use Nutella For The Filling?

[OffTheCreamyCrack]

@10792rosa I like that idea, I was thinking the same thing!

[Merelako]

@10792rosa lol I like the way you think

[OmiGoshhhhh]

love your recipes

[CyclopsPL]

I wanna marry that girl.

[dogliker2]

Laura, you are the best person to follow when re-creating recipes. As ridiculous as this may seem, whenever I try to follow any other recipe I find online, especially with macarons, I can never seem to make them nice enough to liking.

With you, not only do I get to see you actually do it yourself (this always helps with what texture I need and what certain methods are - like folding) but you seem to make it clear and SO simple. AND it always turns out PERFECT! Thank you so much x

[alanaray100]

heey laura can you pleaseee make some lemon merangue pleaseee x

[TaringLoveApart]

Hi Laura, I want to download your iTunes app but it cost money and it's only for iPhone/iPod can you make it free and put one for iPad?

[Brulluhman]

Of course some onions.

[Brulluhman]

Pasta ones a week is enough for me. Just made some spaghetti with loots of chicken, tomato/curry/garlic sauce. Good enough for me. I'll call it Brulluhmanghetti.

[letsbestraightup]

tried it and ruined it awesomeee!

[ShiningKpopRocks]

You live in New Jersey?

[PhotobucketSnoop]

they look like milanos.

[aiiypramahardhika]

She looks lil afraid haha

[cellyjelly100]

Wouldn't it be funny if you tried doing the grandmothers trick and they peaks weren't stiff enough.

[PuppySweets9]

@cellyjelly100 LOL thats why i would do it over the sink.... lolz :3

[KristennT123]

@cellyjelly100 Not really, it happened to me.

[Icha74]

@cellyjelly100 Hahaha! True! But Laura is so amazing and funny at the same time!

[cosmicdreams11]

how much of everything???

[MaileeLy18]

@cosmicdreams11 its on her website,

[metamorfoggie]

They look a lot like Alfajores (Perú)

[Audiofreund2]

I ate them in Paris. haha, bitches. ^^

[SuperLazypepper]

I am a professional baker (pastry chef)

[ChsSami]

So many obese emotional people in denial here.

[kikiflo163]

'so good'

[kawaiilollipop9932]

@ChocoFreak989 almond flour? Don't you mean ground almonds?

[ChocoFreak989]

I can't find almond flour! with do i do now? Add a mixture of almond meal and flour?!?!?!?!?!

[kimmisaurr]

@SmileBeautyDebz It is probably because you are not making your meringue correctly or you are over mixing it during the folding process. Remember when making meringue, the texture is glossy and you must beat the egg whites until there are no air bubbles. If there is too much air in the meringue, the meringue will not mix properly with the mix later in the folding.

[ValentineLissar]

my heart stopped when you lifted the bowl over your head.

[Nytingalle]

Your cookies were far too crisp.

[yadahmean]

omgosh i've been craving macarons!

[clubpenguin1212100]

omg they look gorgeous O_O

[lovebieber813]

I made these yesterday!!!! SOOOOOOOOO FREAKING GOOODDD!!!!!

[muffins989]

U freakedme out when u flipped the bowl! :D

[xoxoYUMoxox]

when you flipped the bowl over your head... my heart dropped. HAHAHA

[Grufian]

Do you use a convection oven for your baking? If so, are the temperatures that you give the ACTUAL temperatures or a down converted one to compensate for the convection?

[Bladdrence]

im so making this at my in-laws house

[BlissfulWishes]

Wow....you are the first person I've seen who makes this difficult delicacy look easy. I've seen tons of videos on macarons but I think yours is the one that gives me the confidence to try making them again. Made them once and failed miserably.

[itsegyptiancutiie]

omg, i got real scared when u put that flipped over bowl over your head lol

[Adidas12391]

@itsegyptiancutiie

haha i wonder what would happen if u didnt mix it good enough and lifted it over ur head. haha

[cookiieedough29]

can i use regular flour? like all purpose flour?

[kimmisaurr]

@cookiieedough29 No, because the original recipe is does not call for regular flour. The almond flour creates the chewy texture of the French macaron.

[ItsMeEVEYx]

MINI HAMBURGERS! :D

[cacao123451]

Thank you you are awesome !!!!



[lovegeek23]

my technique to a great macaron thats crispy outside and chewy inside is leave it to dry longer. what'll happen is the dry exterior macaron shells will make sure that the soft chewy interior is retained during baking.

[cryssiskellington]

Imagine if those weren't stiff peaks when she put it over her head..

[london8a1]

your recipes are wonderful i love them!

[wendylandower]

that doesn't look like macarons at all... I'm french so I can tell you. and it's not supposed to be crunchy.

[kiyutski]

@wendylandower i agree with the crunchy part but those are exactly how french macaroons are supposed to look.

[jingiekinz]

@wendylandower And you being French is important, how...?

[MartyLovesJoBros]

I'm from italy and here we call these biscuits "baci di dama", in english Lady's Kisses (:

[kathynhungtran]

these were amazin :) thanks hun x

[aparnagoomer]

u r soo beautiful!!

[JoanneLin123]

they look SOOO cute! can't wait to make them!

[UzbekLyrics]

I like overbaked one, it is crunchy and tasty, do not critisize her, if you ldo not like the way she cooked, make it in your own way. Everyone has a different taste

[Sherelyna2012]

@UzbekLyrics No one is critisising her :)

[Lukeriddoch]

@UzbekLyrics she should be able to take criticism, what's wrong with constructive criticism? as long as it serves a purpose and is not hate?

[2liveonly]

@Lukeriddoch most people just simply hate with no criticism that would be beneficial...

[Angimye]

U can blanch them urself

[Nicuh1997]

@LauraVitalesKitchen i cant seem to find almond flour/ground almonds or any lanched almonds in my country. im sooo tired going to every grocery and find one.

[Nicuh1997]

@omgbbyoh OMG yes! I tried it once and it was HEAVEN! :D

[omgbbyoh]

can you replace the ganache with nutella! :D

[L33W41K41]

these macarons kinda fail...they don't have the small little ruffles on the bottom and they are cracked. Cracked means you put it in there for too long. I'd suggest lower the temp.

[momomei106]

i think u should tap it down the baking plate down before it sets therefore it doesn't crack like some of them did....

[mashmaloe]

half your macarons are cracked and feetless...

[Rocker2170]

@LauraVitalesKitchen do you think you can do a typical filling like the buttercream you were talking about?

[TheLmfaorockers]

everytime she says hi guys in laura vitale i smile :)

[ellen10sea]

Oh so it's suppost to be crunchy? ooooh. cuz i went to san francisco with my family and my sister bought a macaroon but it was soft. so it must've been a whoopie pie.

[bushyzeeg]

3:33 a large little ziplockback

[boyzwc]

hmm... they are over cooked. Its supposed to be chewy and not crunchy..... ;(

[MsSweetgreenpea]

I don't have cream of tartar, is there a substitute or can we leave it out?

[akimemakeup]

@MsSweetgreenpea

lemon juice :)