Hi, I'm Chef Mercedes. I'm a graduate of the French Culinary Institute/International Culinary Center's classic pastry arts program. Currently I do not work in the food industry so I use this blog to share my love of eating and passion for baking with the world. I hope you’ll enjoy what I have to share about baking and that I’ll inspire you to bake as well.
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Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Macarons
These macarons could rival those at Ladurée. Well maybe not this batch exactly, but if I hadn't slightly overcooked the sugar they would have. They were delicious and beautiful. The outside shell was crisp and the inside was still tender. The jam was very nice (not that I made it, but still) and complemented the cookies wonderfully. They only problem was there were a couple spots with pieces of overcooked sugar that couldn't incorporate into the batter. Still these pieces of sugar did not make a noticeable impact on either taste or texture, they just made the few affected cookies look a bit less perfect.
In case you were wondering, this type of macaron is called a macaron gerbet.
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