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Les Petits Macarons: Colorful French Confections to Make at Home
By Kathryn Gordon, Anne E. McBride
Running Press - 2011
Chai Ganache : page 119
This is an excellent ganache filling. I used it to fill the plain almond macarons.
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Cocoa Macarons : page 75
These are really good and smell delicious. I over-baked mine and am looking forward to making them again. I paired these with Vanilla Buttercream.
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Earl Grey Ganache : page 123
This is a really delicious ganache filling. I wished I had let the tea steep a little longer though. I paired this filling with the Orange Macarons.
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French Meringue Method Macarons : page 40
I took Kathryn Gordon's Macarons class at the Institute of Culinary Education (ICE). This was the meringue that we made that day. It's not too hard to do- you just really need to follow the directions carefully.
The photo of many different macarons was taken in the class. All are this plain macaron with food coloring.
These take practice. As you can see from my other photo, I didn't really get good "feet" on the ones I baked at home. I also over-baked the cocoa macarons (but they tasted good anyway).
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Orange Macarons : page 77
These are delicious. The fresh zest really adds nice orange flavor. I paired these with the Earl Grey Ganache.
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Pear Cream : page 148
This was good. I would have liked a stronger pear taste though.
They are the pale green Macarons in the photo.
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Popcorn Pastry Cream : page 153
This sounds so odd, but it is sooooo surprisingly good! I think it was one of my favorite fillings from the class I took.
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Pumpkin-Spice Butter : page 188
Delicious! This would be a great macaron for Thanksgiving.
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Vanilla Buttercream : page 131
Oh wow! This is delicious. I used it as the filling for the Cocoa Macarons. Beware- you will want to eat it by the spoonful.
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