Tuesday, October 27, 2009

I Heart Macaron


On a recent business trip to New York City I checked out a little café just off Broadway called Macaron Café macaroncafe.com for a sandwich and discovered these little French pastries for the first time. I bought one raspberry Macaron and watched as the woman behind the counter packaged and affix a cute little pink bow around the single perfectly colored raspberry dessert.


Image from La tartine gourmande's photostream


Since then, I have spent countless hours researching, downloading pictures and recipes of these perfect little sweets. More so, I have attempted to bake them myself.


Now… I’m no skilled baker and these things are no easy task even if you are. The eggs must be aged; the batter consistency must be perfect and piped onto a cookie sheet in perfect circular shapes. And I haven’t even really explored the fillings yet.


Nonetheless, after 4 attempts of runny, undercooked, overcooked, oddly shaped, flat Macaron, I have almost created the perfect Macaron.



Almost, because I think I overcooked or let them sit too long before baking. They were a little too crunchy.


Through my research I came accross a blog Mélange :: to mix.



It has quickly become one of my favorite blogs so I wanted to share it with all of you. Julia, a baking enthusiast has a fabulous blog. On her blog she shares many recipes, among some of them... the famous Macaron.



She also features Chocolate Eclairs, Salted Butter Caramel Ice cream, Scones and Fruit Buns to name a few. Please join me in indulging in this wonderful blog.


I'm just dying to try out some of her fabulous Macaron Recipes. Stay tuned for the follow up.


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5 comments:

  1. Aren't macarons the most beautiful cookies?? :-) My first-ever macarons were from a fabulous bakery in Luxembourg City called Wenge:

    http://www.wenge.lu/le-wenge/patisserie/

    Have fun baking (and taste-testing!!) the perfect macarons :-)

    Kelly @ DesignTies

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  2. How adorable are those macarons?! I need to try some this weekend.

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  3. Thank you for the lovely write up. I'm so glad you like my website. I'm even more enthused that you adore macarons, like me. I just can't stop baking them now! That bakery in NYC has fantastic packaging. Adorable! I'm looking forward to reading more of your baking (and decorating!) adventures.

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  4. Nadege on Queen West makes macarons. They're pretty good but not as good at the first ones I ever tried, in Quebec City. But they'll have to do because I have neither the courage or skill to try baking them myself. Good for you for being so persistent!

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