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Step 1
Grind the almonds if you are making your own almond flour.
Step 2
Mix the almond flour and the powdered sugar in a stand mixer. Sieve to remove the larger pieces.
Step 3
Add the first portion of egg white to the dry ingredients and whisk until uniform.
Step 4
Beat egg whites until foamy (optional: add a pinch of cream of tartar)
Step 5
Meanwhile, heat the water and crystal sugar until it reaches 240 F. The egg white beating and the syrup cooking should happen simultaneously.
Step 6
Add the sugar syrup to the egg white foam in a thin and steady stream. Continue beating until cool and thick.
Step 7
Then add the food coloring.
Step 8
Fold egg white mixture into the flour/sugar/egg white mixture. Macaronage: fold to deflate the batter, about 4-5 minutes, until consistency resembles molten lava.
Step 9
Transfer batter to a pastry bag and pipe out 1 inch rounds on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or silpat.
Step 10
Tap the pan hard at least 2-3 times to release the air bubbles. This will prevent the tops of your macarons from cracking.
Step 11
Let them dry for 20 mins to two hours. They will develop a "skin" and that's what creates the feet!
Step 12
Bake for 17-20 mins.
Step 13
Meanwhile, prepare the filling. Combine the heavy cream, butter, and glucose together in a pot and bring to a boil. Add the fresh lavender and put the lid or a plate on the pot. Leave to infuse for 5 minutes.
Step 14
Add the jam, cassis, and vanilla to the first mixture.
Step 15
In a mixer with a paddle attachment, mix the marzipan to soften and gradually add the cream-jam mixture until uniform. Tranfer the filling to a pastry bag.
Step 16
Reverse cookie shells on their backs, and pipe a small mound of filling on one of them. Top with the other shell and you are done!
Step 17
Enjoy your delicious homemade macarons!