French Macaron Recipe (1/2 recipe)

Course Dessert
Cuisine American, French
Keyword beginner french macaron recipe

Prep Time 45 minutes

Cook Time 18 minutes
Resting Time (Approximately)1 hour
Total Time 2 hours 3 minutes

Servings 25 sandwiched macarons

Author Ladurée: Sucré

Ingredients
138 grams finely ground almond flour (blached)
125 grams powdered sugar
105 grams egg whites (from about 3-4 eggs)
105 grams granulated sugar
pinch of cream of tartar

Instructions
1. Prepare baking sheets with silicon baking mats or line with parchment paper.
2. Put the almond flour and powdered sugar into a food processor and pulse until combined. Sift
the mixture 2 times.
3. Whisk the egg whites in a stand mixer on medium low speed until foamy. Add cream of tartar
and whisk again on medium speed until soft peaks form. Reduce speed to medium low and add
the sugar. After about 15 seconds, increase the speed to high and whisk until really stiff peaks
form.
4. Once stiff peaks have formed, sift ⅓ of the dry mixture over the egg whites and fold. Repeat until
the mixture is combined and ribbons down from the spatula.
5. Put the batter in a pastry bag with a ½ inch plain round tip.
6. Pipe mixture onto prepared baking sheets in 2 inch circles, 1 inch apart. Tap the sheets on a
surface twice. Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Let the macarons sit at room temperature until dry
to touch.
7. Bake 1 sheet at a time for 18 minutes, rotating halfway through.
8. Let macarons cool on the sheets then remove and sandwich with filling of your choice.