Salty Caramel Macarons
- 70 grams Egg whites (about 2 medium)
- 14 grams Granulated sugar
- 2 grams Dehydrated egg whites
- 70 grams Almond powder
- 126 grams Powdered sugar
- 1 pinch Food coloring powder
- 1 Walnuts + food coloring powder
- 1 Salt
- 1 Salty Caramel Ganache
- It will be very helpful to have this groundwork sheet ready!
- This will be laid out under the parchment paper later on.
- I used egg whites that were left at room temperature for 3 days.
- It's also fine to use fresh egg whites that were frozen!
- Set a round tip into the opening of the piping bag.
- Sift and combine the almond powder and powdered sugar.
- Chill in the refrigerator for later use.
- Put the egg whites, granulated sugar, and dehydrated egg whites into a bowl.
- Add the food coloring of your choice and beat until stiff peaks form.
- Add the chilled dry ingredients to the meringue.
- Once stirred in, perform the macaronage.
- (Macaronage) Don't rub the sides of the bowl while mixing.
- Scoop up the meringue from the bottom of the bowl and dribble it onto the top.
- Repeat this several times to mix together.
- When dribbling the mixture onto the top, if it leaves tracks that slowly blend in, it's done mixing.
- Put the mixture into the piping bag and pipe onto parchment paper, with the groundwork sheet laid under it.
- Let the piped batter dry.
- Once you can lightly brush your finger across the surfaces without any of the batter getting stuck to it, they are dried enough.
- This will be take about 20-30 minutes.
- You want it to be dry enough that nothing sticks to your finger when you push on it, but also be soft in the middle.
- After letting them dry,
- Preheat the oven to 210C.
- Bake for 2-3 minutes at 200C.
- After 3 minutes, open the oven door to lower the temperature.
- Just be patient and don't rush them.
- Lower the temperature to 140C and bake for 12 minutes.
- If the bottoms seem to be puffing out too much, open the door a little bit to adjust.
- Let them dry in the oven for 2 minutes.
- Once dried, remove them and immediately put them in the freezer!
- (It's helpful to prepare a cardboard box the same size as the baking try to place them in)
- After they have been in the freezer for 7 minutes, remove them.
- Even if the surfaces are soft, they'll slide right off the tray!
- Done!
- The "foot" of the macarons came out nicely!
- Combine caramel, milk, and chocolate to make the salty caramel ganache.
- I topped these with walnuts crushed and made into a praline with yellow food coloring.
- I also topped them with just a little bit of salt.
- Even if some of the macarons didn't come out very well when baking, after they have chilled in the freezer they will easily come off the baking tray.
- So I think you can rest easy while making these.
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Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/149954-salty-caramel-macarons (may not work)