Macarons - a tutorial

The most important part about making macarons is proper "macaronage" - which is knowing how much to mix the dry mixture with your whipped egg whites. This video was made on the spot. A more formal tutorial might be made at a later date.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• making
• macarons

[nikka1140]

@raees02 - I make sure the oven comes to temp first for example 310F before I put the trays in.

@kayann121 - beating the air out makes your macaron less poofy and incorporates your dry ingredients better.

@00lilili - I had that problem when I was in another country. An airconditioned room is the best, but i did put the tray of macarons in after 45 minutes even if it wasn't dry and it did not crack.

[boogadug]

HI! is there any way I could get your recipe for macarons and flavors and whatever else you add to make the pastry delicious?? If not, it is perfectly fine but if you do decide to share your recipe with me please do send me a message thank you!!

[nikka1140]

@boogadug the recipe for this one is at my blog kitchenmusings. Macaron Chronicles II.

[Avrelsg]

how come some recipes calls for stiff peaks while some uses soft peaks??

[nikka1140]

@Avrelsg I always use stiff peaks, when I use soft peaks there's too much moisture and the macarons tend to spread more.

[brgndy]

where did you find such big disposable bags?! i cant find them ANYWHERE

[nikka1140]

@brgndy If you are in the US, Sur La table has them.

[lyka0518]

lol 'beat the heck out of it'

[bluel0v3]

what about the filling?

[iChanging]

This video was recorded with a calculator. Learn to be a good cameraman, jesus...

[oneshotoftequilla]

@lazybei something's wrong with your egg whites. You have to beat them to stiff peaks but not enough to dry, and when you rotate the mixing bowl, the meringue won't budge.

[strawberrygirl1168]

Is it possible if you can share us you receipe? Thanks^^

[lazybei]

why my macaron wasn't dry before take to bake, i wait for so long already :(

[pluckernil]

blue + red = purple

[theSiinaa]

I thought you always have to use folding technique to mix it, not "beating the heck out of it".... most of the recipes and procedures i've seen. This is the first...

[jmdagupan]

ur macarons look good. but the accent is weird and some of the choice of words are funny. :)

[riverscollide]

"And thats where you start beating the heck out of it"

awww I just thought that was so cute :)

[123qwerty]

chacaron?

[gentlechildcat]

hi, to make sure the macarons dont stick to the paper is it alright to grease it with some butter first?