Subj : Edible Gifts - 03
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From : Dave Drum
Date : Thu Dec 08 2022 16:49:00

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     Title: Chocolate Macarons
Categories: Cookies, Snacks, Chocolate, Dairy
     Yield: 24 servings

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   120 g  Almond meal
   200 g  Powdered sugar
    20 g  Unsweetened dark cocoa
          - powder
   100 g  Egg whites; room temp
    30 g  Caster sugar
     2 g  Cream of tarter
     3    (to 5) drops Dark red food
          - colour

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    60 g  Nutella or any chocolate
          - spread
    60 g  Dark chocolate
   160 ml Heavy cream

 Set oven at 100ºC/355ºF.

 Place parchment paper on it then almond meal on it.

 Now dry almond meal in it for almost 30 minutes.

 Take out and cool almond meal.

 In a food processor add almond meal, powdered sugar and
 cocoa powder. Pulse for 20 seconds.

 Sieve it from a fine sieve. Set a side.

 In a clean bowl of a stand mixer add egg whites and
 cream of tarter.

 Start whisking until foamy then add 1/3 of caster sugar
 and keep whisking for almost 10 minutes.

 After 10 minutes add the remaining caster sugar and
 whisk on high speed for 1 minute.

 Add food colouring, give it a final whisk.

 Add in sifted almond meal, icing sugar and cocoa powder.
 Fold it with spatula until mix.

 Then keep folding it until the batter is shiny and fall
 from the spatula in ribbons.

 Fill in the pastry bag fitted with 10 mm round tip.

 Pipe on to macarons baking sheet or silicone molds.

 Let it sit for 30 to 45 minutes.

 Then bake them at 150 C for 13-14 minutes.

 Take out and let them cool completely before taking off
 from mat.

 Now for filling, heat double cream until slightly
 simmer. Take off from heat. Add in Nutella and
 chocolate.

 Mix well and let cool in the fridge until thick.

 Pipe in macaron shells.

 By Aini Amin; Warrington UK

 Makes about 24 servings

 RECIPE FROM: https://cookpad.com

 Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

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