Peanut Butter-Jam Macaroons
- 1/4 cup unsalted roasted peanuts
- 1/4 cup almond flour or finely ground almonds
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 2 large egg whites, at room temperature
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup raspberry, strawberry or grape jam
- Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Use a small cookie cutter or drinking glass to trace thirty 1 1/2 -inch circles in rows on the paper, about 1 1/2 inches apart.
- Flip the paper over (you'll still be able to see the marks through the paper).
- Finely grind the peanuts in a food processor.
- Add the almond flour and confectioners' sugar and pulse to make a fine powder.
- Sift twice through a fine sieve; discard any chunks.
- Beat the egg whites in a bowl with a mixer on high speed until foamy.
- Gradually add the granulated sugar and beat until soft peaks form.
- Add the vanilla and beat until stiff peaks form.
- Fold in half of the peanut mixture with a rubber spatula.
- Repeat with the remaining peanut mixture.
- Transfer the batter to a pastry bag with a 1/4 -inch round tip.
- Holding the bag perpendicular to the baking sheet, pipe mounds of batter into the traced circles on the parchment paper.
- Tap the baking sheets against the counter to help the batter settle.
- Let sit at room temperature until the tops are slightly crusty, about 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- Bake the macaroons until slightly crisp, 13 to 15 minutes.
- Slide the parchment paper with the macaroons onto a rack to cool.
- Carefully remove the macaroons from the parchment paper.
- Spread 1 teaspoon jam on the flat side of a macaroon; top with another macaroon, flat side down.
- Repeat with the remaining macaroons and jam.
- (These are best eaten within 1 day.)
- Photograph by Kana Okada
peanuts, almond flour, sugar, egg whites, granulated sugar, vanilla, raspberry
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/peanut-butter-jam-macaroons-recipe.html (may not work)