Macaroons recipe

Ingredients
 

• 1 1/4 cups icing sugar
• 1 cup almondmeal
• 2 large egg whites (room temp)
• 1/4 cup caster sugar
• Food colourings
• For filling ingredients, see options below

Instructions:

• Sift or food process icing sugar and almondmeal until finely ground.
• Using an electric mixer, whisk eggwhites until soft peaks form.
• Add sugar, 1 tbs at a time, and whisk until thick then add colourings.
• Stir in almond mixture in batches until incorporated.
• Transfer mixture to a large pastry bag fitted with a 1cm plain tip
• Pipe mixture in 3cm diameter circles on baking paper lined oven tray.
• Set aside until crust forms (few hours)
• Place in preheated oven (150ºC) for 20 minutes or until firm to the touch.
• Remove from oven and cool on trays.
• For filling: you can choose from jam, cream mixed with berries or jam (or try adding melted white chocolate) or use the traditional buttercream:
  • 4 egg whites,1 cup butter,1 cup sugar
  • Warm egg whites and sugar over a double boiler until the sugar is dissolved. Transfer to a mixer, whip until cool. Add the butter a little at a time and whip until fluffy. Add ingredients such as jam, chocolate or berries to achieve desired colour.
  • Sandwich macaroons with the filling of your choice.

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