Strawberry, Chilly Chocolate Macarons

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Strawberry, Chilly Chocolate Macarons

Description

Cooking Time

Preparation Time :1 Hr 0 Min

Cook Time : 25 Min

Total Time : 1 Hr 25 Min

Ingredients

Serves : 20
  • 100 gms almond flour


  • 180 gms icing sugar


  • 100 gms egg whites (room temperature)


  • 1/4 tsp cream of tartar(use salt if not available)


  • 40 gms castor sugar


  • 1/4 tsp vanilla extract


  • 1/2 tsp strawberry extract


  • 2 drop red food colour (i have used gel color)


  • 1/2 cups filling,unsalted butter (room temperature)


  • 2 cups icing sugaricing sugar


  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract


  • 1/4 cups dark chocolate


  • 1/4 tsp chilly powder


  • 2 tsp milk

Directions

  • Sift the almonds flour, and icing sugar together. Keep aside. Now whisk the egg whites, add the cream of tartar and whisk to form a foam.
  • Slowly add the Castor sugar into the above while whisking till it forms stiff peaks like meringue. Now fold the almond flour+ icing sugar mixture in 3 parts into the egg white mixture. Add the vanilla extract and the strawberry extract.
  • Add the food colour into the mixture. Pour the mixture into piping bag. I had lined the baking tray with butter paper. I also made markings of circles using smallest round cookie cutter. Then I piped tiny dollops of mixture into the cavities of each circle.
  • Tap the tray containing the mat. Let it sit for 1 hour till there is an outer coat formed. Preheat the oven to 160 degree Celsius and bake these for 14-16 minutes. Let it cool down and the remove the shells.
  • For the filling ,Melt the chocolate using a double boiler and keep aside. Whisk the butter until fluffy. Add the icing sugar and whisk.
  • Add the chilly powder, vanilla extract and whisk further. Add the milk and whisk. Finally add the melted chocolate into the frosting and whisk until piping consistency is achieved.
  • Pour this into a piping bag and pipe a dollop on a macarons shell and cover with the other.