If you've been wanting to learn how to make French macarons, this is the video for you! I walk you through my entire beginner-friendly process for making macarons via the French method, from mixing up the meringue and macaronaging to piping and baking. I include plenty of tips and tricks along the way to help ensure your success in the kitchen with these finicky sandwich cookies!
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At the start of my macaron journey, I wanted to spend as much time as possible perfecting my shells. I didn't care quite as much about fancy fillings until I knew my shells were going to look as good as they tasted, so that's why I opted for a simple American buttercream filling here. If you're up for an extra challenge, my birthday cake batter French buttercream (https://floralapron.com/birthday-cake-macarons/) also has a strong vanilla flavor but will use up your leftover egg yolks.
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CHAPTERS
00:00 — Intro
00:36 — Recipe
01:01 — Prepping Equipment
02:24 — Weighing Ingredients
03:56 — Processing the Almond Flour and Powdered Sugar
04:52 — Making the Meringue
09:00 — Soft Peaks
09:59 — Adding Vanilla and Gel Food Coloring
11:17 — Stiff Peaks
11:37 — Macaronage
13:00 — The Best Place to Rest Your Bowl when Macaronaging
14:26 — Transferring to a Piping Bag
15:53 — Piping the Macaron Shells
17:05 — Banging/Tapping the Trays
17:43 — Popping Extra Air Bubbles
18:07 — Smoothing Pointed Tops
18:32 — Drying Macaron Shell Tips
20:50 — Going in the Oven
21:33 — Dishes
22:33 — First Tray out of the Oven
23:28 — Making Vanilla Buttercream
24:52 — Removing Macarons from the Mat
25:20 — Matching up Macaron Shells
27:00 — Filling the Macarons
28:30 — Outro
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