I can’t believe I’d never tried these before until now, these little beauties are so cute and fun to make. Warning! if, like me you decide to make multiple coloured macaroons, you need to be in the best of baking moods and patient because it can be a bit of a fiddle plus you need multiples of the equipment and that only means one thing …. loads of washing up (when, oh when will I be blessed with a dishwasher!) This recipe isn’t my own, I searched and found a straight forward one on the Delicious Magazine website. For my first attempt I’m pretty chuffed with these, yes they could have been a better colour and yes I was impatient and put one batch in way too early causing them to crack but you live and learn….can’t wait to do my next batch!
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Other teatime treats you might like to try
I have so many delicious gluten free tea time treats now, it’s difficult to know which ones to share here, but I’ll have a go. How about these Gluten Free Cream Horns – a real teatime treat, or what about my recipe for Easy Gluten Free Apple Turnovers with a hint of cinnamon and finally, I’m sure you’ll love this recipe for Deliciously Moist Homemade Gluten Free Malt Loaf
Cream Horns (GF,) Apple Turnovers (GF, DF, Ve) Malt Loaf (GF, DF, Ve)
Simple Macaroons Recipe
Macaroons
Ingredients
- 175 g icing/confectioners sugar
- 125 g ground almonds
- 3 large egg(s)
- 75 g caster sugar
For the filling
- 150 g butter softened
- 75 g icing/confectioners sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 150°C | 130°C Fan | 300°F | Gas 2. Whizz the icing sugar and ground almonds in a food processor to a very fine mixture, then sift into a bowl.
- In a separate bowl, whisk the egg whites with a pinch of salt to soft peaks, then gradually whisk in the caster sugar until thick and glossy. (At this point you can stir in flavour extract, such as peppermint or lemon, and corresponding colouring such as blue or yellow, to your meringue mixture, depending on what kind of macaroons you want. Or divide the meringue among different bowls if you want to make more than one colour.)
- Fold half the almond and icing sugar mixture into the meringue and mix well. Add the remaining half, making sure you use a spatula to cut and fold the mixture until it is shiny and has a thick, ribbon-like consistency as it falls from the spatula. Spoon into a piping bag fitted with a 1cm plain nozzle.
- Line 2 baking sheets with baking paper. Pipe small rounds of the macaroon mixture, about 3cm across, onto the baking sheets. Give the baking sheets a sharp tap on the work surface to ensure a good ‘foot’. Leave to stand at room temperature for 10-15 minutes to form a slight skin. This is important – you should be able to touch them lightly without any mixture sticking to your finger. Bake for 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool.
- Meanwhile, make the filling. In a bowl, beat the butter until light and fluffy, then beat in the icing sugar. Use to sandwich pairs of macaroons together.
Notes
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