{"id":777,"date":"2024-06-10T13:56:05","date_gmt":"2024-06-10T13:56:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/?p=777"},"modified":"2024-06-14T08:06:10","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T08:06:10","slug":"attempting-macarons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/2024\/06\/10\/attempting-macarons\/","title":{"rendered":"Attempting Macarons"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Practice, practice, practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have tried making macarons in the past with varying results, but I wanted to try again as it is something that I have far from mastered. Practice is the only way to get better, so I gave it a go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I decided to make some lemon macarons, following this recipe from Chelsweets<\/a>. In my first attempt, all was going well until I added my sugar and food colouring. The eggs suddenly went too liquidy to use so I gave up and started again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The second attempt went better. This time I added the sugar a spoonful at a time, and omitted the food colouring to be on the safe side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I piped three trays of macarons in various sizes, choosing not to use a template as it was all practice. I baked the first tray at 155c (Chelsweets recipe says to bake at 315f which is 157c) but they browned too much and didn’t have the chewy texture at all – I assume they were over-baked. I still filled them though as I didn’t want to waste more ingredients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The second tray I attempted were larger shells, and this time I baked at 140c. The shells still browned, but this time around kept the chewy texture you’d associate with macarons. I think I should have piped these thicker though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My third tray were mini ones again, this time I baked at 130c and took them out before they were too brown. These were the best of the 3 – crisp shell and chewy insides. I’d say this bodes well for future attempts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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No doubt I’ll try again in the coming months, but for now these are going in the freezer until I find people to give them to. Next time I’ll try colouring the mixture again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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UPDATE!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’m pleased to report that the “overbaked” shells are actually pretty decent now they’ve been filled and in the freezer a few days. They have softened up so you can’t actually tell they were crisp to start off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ve boxed up some of the better ones with a cake puck and cake heart to give to people this weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Practice, practice, practice. I have tried making macarons in the past with varying results, but I wanted to try again as it is something that I have far from mastered. Practice is the only way to get better, so I gave it a go. I decided to make some lemon macarons, following this recipe from … <\/p>\n

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