Lime Macarons with Tequila &Triple Sec White Chocolate Ganache, & a sprinkle of Sea Salt Recipe adapted from Baking Arts So I finally bit the bullet and signed up to take a French Macaron class. I love these little treats. Whenever I am out and the bakery I am at has them, I always buy one... okay, more like three. The shells are so light and airy and the filling is creamy and delicious. Making these is pretty intimidating. I bought a book two years ago that said something like, stir the batter exactly 14 times, 13 won't be enough, and 15 will be too many. I resolved that taking a class was the best way to learn to make these. I found a class on Tuesday night with Richard at Baking Arts. If you live in the Bay Area, sign up for one of his classes. He's awesome. His class was so much fun, and he made making macarons super approachable. I loved the way he structured the class. First you watch him demonstrate how to do it, and then (with his supervision and help) you get to make your very own batch. The ones we made in his class were amazing (and for the record, the macaron shell recipe is 100% his). So a few days later I was determined to make my own. I just had to decide what cocktail to do... I went with margaritas. I know I missed Cinco de Mayo by quite a bit, but I went for it anyways. I decided to put the lime in the shell, and leave the boozy part for the filling. I made a lime zest shell, and a tequila & triple sec white chocolate ganache for the center. I topped each center with a little lime zest and a sprinkle of salt. I have to admit, I don't love white chocolate all that much, but these actually tasted like a margarita! I think my first batch of macarons at home turned out pretty darn good. I will warn you that these are tricky to make, so if yours turn out a little lopsided (like some of mine did) don't get discouraged. They're probably just a little tipsy! ;) [ INGREDIENTS ]
Lime Macaron Shells (from Richard at Baking Arts) 55 grams egg whites (do not use egg whites in a carton, they have to be from whole eggs) 150 grams granulated sugar 1/4 cup water 170 grams almond flour 170 grams powdered sugar 55 grams egg whites Zest of 1 lemon Green gel food coloring (optional) Tequila White Chocolate Ganache 6 ounces white chocolate pieces (I used Guittard) 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream 3 teaspoons silver tequila 1 teaspoon triple sec lime zest & salt [ DIRECTIONS ] Lime Macaron Shells
Tequila White Chocolate Ganache
Put it all together
These macarons can be wrapped in plastic wrap and refrigerated for up to a week.
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9/26/2019 12:41:56 am
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