Macarons!!!:D

Macarons with mascarpone- matcha filling, mascarpone - strawberry filling and mascarpone-honey filling

Today I felt the need to indulge myself a bit and make a little walk down the memory lane by preparing the one and only macaroons :D

Macarons:

150g ground almonds

175g powdered sugar1Tbsp regular sugar
 3 egg whites

matcha filling:

150g Mascarpone 

3Tbsps matcha green tea powder

3Tbsps honey

1 vanilla bean pod

strawberry filling:

150g Mascarpone 

1/2 mixed strawberries

3Tbsps honey

1 vanilla bean pod

honey vanilla filling:

150g Mascarpone

3Tbsps honey
1 vanilla bean pod

Directions:

First, start by mixing the powder sugar with ground almonds. Next,  proceed to whip the egg whites- when the foam begins to form add 1Tbsp of sugar and whip the whites stiff . Slowly add the egg white foam to the almond  mixture and mix delicately until incorporated. This step is known as macaronage and it requires a lot of attention. To check if the mixture is ready spoon a bit on a plate or a parchment. If you notice after dropping the formed peak incorporates within minutes, it means that your mixture is done. Otherwise you need to proceed with mixing further, but remember not to overmix it as the mixture cannot be too watery.  The ready macaronage pipe on a baking sheet (should be in the shape of coins) and leave it for 2 hours. When the tops of macaroons are dry (check it by touching the macroons with your finger – there cannot be any batter left on your finger). When the macaroons are ready put them into a preheated oven at 180°C for about 15 minutes. The perfect macaroons should develop a “foot” – see the picture. After the 15 minutes take out the baking sheet  and let them dry.

While The macaroons are cooling, prepare the fillings by mixing together the ingredients. Put the ready fillings into a refrigerator for about an hour. Slowly remove the macaroons from the baking sheet and fill them with the creamy mixture. Enjoy:)