Comments on: Daring Bakers; French macarons

By: Tina CK

Tina CK — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 13:59:31 +0000

Mine look exactly the same on my fourth attempt !

By: Daniela

Daniela — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:43:09 +0000

I tried these and they were super and I got FEET!!!
Here are a few tricks that worked for me 180F/350C perfect temp
Recipe: 1cup icing sugar
1/2 cup almond flour process these together to make finer or push through a seive/ it is worth doing
5 tblspn sugar
2 egg whites room temp and old(not rotten)
usual method, beat eggs, add sugar, combine almonds and icing add half off that to the whites, mix up and add the rest
pipe onto a wax/parchment paper sheet and place that over a silpat sheet. tap pan a couple times on your work table.
Use 2 or 3 baking sheets together (no browning!)
After 2.5 min, open the door a crack and leave a wooden spoon in to keep it propped open. watch them to see the feet!!! they will come. do not over fold the whites.
good luck
D

By: Yvonne

Yvonne — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 22:43:03 +0000

Sorry – phone rang – Yours do look beautiful!!! I have been using the I HEART MACARONS book and they said overdrying can cause lack of feet.

By: Yvonne

Yvonne — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 22:40:04 +0000

I can get feet but my colors fade during last half of baking. BUMMER cuz they were a beautiful shade of blue!! Blueberry w/ Meyer lemon buttercream. Not sure how they taste yet. Only second time making them. First attempt I just focused on technique and made simple vanilla. Would love to hear some possible reasons for the lack of color. THANKS!!

By: rêves de tables

rêves de tables — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:32:46 +0000

Your recipes look just great and really tasty. Thank you for this beautiful and delighted time I spent through your blog.