Saturday, October 23, 2010

Gluttony (Salted Caramel) Macaron


Over-indulge; don't resist the temptation of Salted Caramel Macarons. One taste will always lead to more and more. They are an amazing combination of flavor that will ignite your taste buds.


You will need to make a Chocolate batter macaron, with a Swiss Meringue butter cream filling with caramel and a pinch of fleur de sel.


To add chocolate flavored macarons you will need to follow the basic macaron recipe. In the beginning when you are mixing your almond and powder sugar you will want to add in Dutch-processed cocoa powder. The amounts used are as follows;


3 tablespoons Dutch-processed cocoa powder

½ cup almond powder

1 cup powdered sugar


I use just a plain Swiss Meringue butter cream filling and store bought caramel. I know “store bought” but I am too afraid of burning it to make homemade caramel. I promise it is on my to-do list but I am just going to use store bought for a while. You can see the Swiss Meringue butter cream post to see how to make it.


Fleur de Sel is an amazing French sea salt and for a French pastry you have to use French sea salt.



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