My first chocolate macarons was so yummy! I'm tempted to make some strawberry macs today. The recipe for the meringue is the same, and I just added some strawberry powder to the dry ingredients. However something went wrong in the process and it became a total disaster!
The first batch with 9 mins was burnt! Tried to bake the second batch with shorter time. It wasn't fully done yet but the shell was already turning brown on 6mins, so I immediately took them out. Tried the third batch and it was even worse. The feet is spilling everywhere. I was staring at the oven when that happened and it was painful to watch! I think one of the problems is the uneven heat inside the oven because of the baking tray I used. I think it would be much better with a silicon mat.
Now I know why people say macaron is very troublesome. Any minor variable will affect the outcome. Luckily a few macarons managed to survive so I can still enjoy the fruits of my labor. Love the strawberry cream cheese filling, though the shells were more chewy than crispy. I suggest to pipe the filling only when serve to avoid the shells getting soggy with the moisture of the cream and strawberries.
Make 18 macarons
Ingredients
Macaron shell
83g almond flour
83g icing sugar
10g strawberry powder
75g granulated sugar
60g egg white
1/4tsp cream of tartar
Strawberry cream cheese filling
100g strawberry cream cheese
3 tbsp quality strawberry jam
4 strawberries hulled and diced
Directions
Same as the recipe of chocolate macarons
except that bake for 8mins at 160C. Mix the cream cheese, jam and strawberries to make the filling. Put the filling on macarons before served.
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