french macaron – Francois et Moi https://francoisetmoi.com Making a Handmade Modern Home one DIY project at a time. Tue, 21 Apr 2015 23:31:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://i0.wp.com/francoisetmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Untitled-2-2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 french macaron – Francois et Moi https://francoisetmoi.com 32 32 76357554 Vanilla Chai Macarons https://francoisetmoi.com/uncategorized/vanilla-chai-macarons/ Mon, 20 Jan 2014 14:21:48 +0000 http://francoisetmoi.com/?p=3326 All the research I’ve been doing for the Paris portion of our upcoming trip has really gotten me in a Parisian state of mind, so on Saturday afternoon I threw Amelie on in the background and whipped up a batch of macarons. I found inspiration in Thirsty for Tea’s Vanilla Bean Chai Macarons recipe and incorporated their key flavor ingredients (chai mix and cinnamon) into Jill Colonna’s Vanilla Macaron Recipe from her book Mad About Macarons. If you’re thinking of learning how to make macarons, I highly recommend picking up a copy. Her method is super easy to follow and produces beautiful and delicious macarons! Check back tomorrow for helpful macaron-making hints I’ve picked up along the way. Ingredients: Shells: 150g egg whites (preferably separated and aged 4 days) 100g superfine baker’s sugar (available at Byerly’s) 180g almond flour 270g powdered sugar 1/2 tsp vanilla extract (with seeds) Vanilla Custard Filling: 100g unsalted butter softened 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon 1 tbsp chai latte powder mix 160g or 5fl whole milk 1 whole vanilla bean 1 egg 20g superfine baker’s sugar 20g cornflour small splash vanilla extract Special Equipment: digital scale (it’s important that measurements are exact) electric mixer 12″ to 16″ […]

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