Macaroons

By: James Martin From: James Martin: Sweet

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Prep time:
20 mins
Cook time:
20 mins
Serves:
Makes about 16

Crunchy on the outside and soft within, James Martin's macaroons are perfect with ice creams, sorbets, creams and fools

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Ingredients

  • rice paper
  • 175g caster sugar
  • 100 g ground Almonds
  • 1 tsp plain flour
  • 2 tbsp vanilla sugar
  • 2 egg whites
  • 16 pieces blanched flaked Almonds
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Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/gas 4. Line a baking sheet with rice paper.

2. In a bowl, combine the caster sugar, ground almonds, flour and vanilla sugar.

3. Lightly whisk the egg whites and mix thoroughly with the sugar and almond mixture.

4. Using a teaspoon, spoon small heaps of the mixture onto the rice paper.

5. Press a piece of flaked almond into each macaroon.

6. Bake for 20 minutes, then leave to cool, before tearing away the excess rice paper.

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Latest Comment

Very easy to make, look and taste great. Found that you need less cooking time mine took 15 minutes to bake any longer and they would have spoilt.

JaneC6672 JaneC6672 Posted 03 Dec 2008 10:43 PM