French Macarons with Almond and Orange Chocolate Ganache
Posted on November 26th, 2010
The french macarons are my new goal now in the kitchen. The first french macarons that I’ve made few months ago were a total fiasco. Flat shells, they lost the color after baking and they were very sticky. I tested and tested and tested and after the 5th attempt they started to catch some shape and some color. There are few “secrets” about perfect macarons. First : let the egg whites to rest 24 hours before making the macarons. Second : beat well the egg whites, at least 3 to 5 minutes, until meringue it’s keeping the shape. Third : try to stick to the quantities listed in the recipe as much as you can. Use some digital balance to be sure that your…

