French Macaroons

Main Ingredients	Egg whites, Castor sugar (caster sugar)
Cuisine	French, , , ,
Course	Snacks and Starters
Prep Time	41-50 minutes
Cook time	51-60 minutes
Serve	4
Taste	Sweet
Level of Cooking	Easy
Others	Non Veg

Ingredients list for French Macaroons

• 4 large Egg whites (140 grams)
• 1/3 cup Castor sugar (caster sugar) (70 grams)
• 1 1/2 cups Icing sugar (230 grams)
• 1 cup Almond powder (120 grams)
• a few drops Blue food colour gel
• For filling
• 1 cup Dark chocolate
• 1/2 cup Fresh cream

Method

1. Preheat oven to 150°C.
2. Sift the almond powder, icing sugar and salt twice, discarding any almond lumps that are too big to pass through the sieve.
3. Place egg whites and castor sugar in a bowl and mix with electric mixer till stiff so that when bowl is turned upside down egg should not fall off. Continue to whip for one to two minutes more. Add gel or powdered food colouring and continue to mix for a further twenty seconds.
4. Fold one third of the egg white mixture into the almond powder mixture, mix well. Mix together the remaining egg white mixture and mix well. It should take roughly thirty folds using a rubber spatula. The mixture should be smooth and very viscous, not runny. Do not over-mix because then your macaroons will be flat and have no foot. Under mix and they will not be smooth on top.
5. Pipe onto trays lined with baking paper, tap tray on the table firmly (this prevents cracking) and leave it for half and hour.Bake in the preheated oven for twenty minutes. Check if a macaroon comes off the tray fairly cleanly, if not bake for a little longer (make sure you are using non-stick baking paper or they will stick).
6. Take the tray out of the oven, let them cool down to room temperature and serve.

Nutrition Info

Calories	2943
Carbohydrates	328
Protein	40.6
Fat	163.1
Other Fiber	Iron- 22.8mg