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Pink Strawberry French Macarons

Name: Pink Strawberry French Macarons
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 32 min
Yield: 20 macaroons
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups (375 ml) ground almonds; 1 cup (250 ml) icing sugar; 3 egg whites; Red liquid food colouring (not gel), 8 drops for pale pink macaroons or 24 for dark; 1/2 cup (125 ml) sugar; 2 cups (500 ml) strawberries cut into quarters; 1 cup (250 ml) sugar; 1 tablespoon (15 ml) lemon juice

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Preparation: 20 MIN
Cooking: 12 MIN
Makes: 20 macaroons

Ingredients
Preparation

Ingredients

Macaroons

1 1/2 cups (375 ml) ground almonds
1 cup (250 ml) icing sugar
3 egg whites
Red liquid food colouring (not gel), 8 drops for pale pink macaroons or 24 for dark
1/2 cup (125 ml) sugar

Strawberry Jam

2 cups (500 ml) strawberries cut into quarters
1 cup (250 ml) sugar
1 tablespoon (15 ml) lemon juice

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Preparation

Macaroons

With the rack in the middle position, preheat the oven to 180 °C (350 °F). Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
In a food processor, process the almonds and icing sugar into fine powder, about 2 to 3 minutes. Set aside.
In a bowl, beat the egg whites with the food colouring until soft peaks form. Gradually add the sugar, beating constantly until stiff peaks form. With a spatula, firmly combine with the ground almonds mixture and mix until the meringue fall and soften slightly.
With a pastry bag fitted with a 7-mm (1/2-inch) in diameter plain tip, shape 2.5-cm (1-inch) in diameter macarons, spacing them about 5-cm (2-inch) apart. (The batter should fall slightly. Otherwise, it is not quite soft enough. Remove from the bag and mix again). Hit the baking sheet flat on a work surface two or three times to slightly spread the batter.
Bake, one sheet at a time, for about 12 minutes, leaving the oven door ajar with a wooden spoon. The macarons should not brown. Cool completely on the baking sheet. (For smaller macarons, bake from 8 to 10 minutes. They should therefore be baked on two different baking sheets.)

Strawberry Jam

In a saucepan, combine all the ingredients. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
Attach a candy thermometer in the centre of the pan and simmer until the thermometer reads 104 °C (219 °F). Skim carefully and stir frequently while cooking. Let cool completely.
Place the cooled jam in a sieve and let drain for 5 minutes.
Fill the macarons with a little jam and close like a sandwich. They are usually filled at the last moment, because macarons filled with jam tend to soften rapidly. Eat while the inside has softened slightly, but the outside must remain crisp.

Comments

mark w.

1 star December 30th, 2016

this is horrible I agree with lila
jada B.

5 stars June 6th, 2016

when i tried it it tasted amazing thank for the recipe
Carla F.

5 stars October 3rd, 2015

These little gems are amazing!
Andrew K.

September 4th, 2015

I want to make these ahead for a party. Does anyone have any ideas how longs these will keep, or if I can freeze them?
Ricardocuisine
September 8th, 2015

You can freeze them easily.