{"id":475,"date":"2008-03-14T09:50:51","date_gmt":"2008-03-14T09:50:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.msadventuresinitaly.com\/blog\/2008\/03\/14\/colorful-cinnamon-easter-egg-macarons-recipe\/"},"modified":"2013-01-10T18:57:34","modified_gmt":"2013-01-10T16:57:34","slug":"colorful-cinnamon-easter-egg-macarons-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.msadventuresinitaly.com\/blog\/2008\/03\/14\/colorful-cinnamon-easter-egg-macarons-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorful Cinnamon Easter Egg Macarons Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last year I some enacted some Lifetime Eggdramas with colorful chocolate eggs<\/a> before heading to Berlin for Easter break<\/a>. This year, I can’t not play with my food again!<\/p>\n

If you notice in my pictures, I love color<\/strong>. I think colors represent life and the more of them, the better! Is it any wonder that I love decorating Easter eggs<\/strong>? I used to do it every year with my mother, and I would relish the smell of hot vinegar water as we dipped and colored our eggs. Since it’s now just the two of us, it’s hard for me to justify dyeing a dozen eggs just for us two.<\/p>\n

So I had to find suitable substitutes.<\/p>\n

This year, I am choosing the unwitting macaron<\/strong> as my playful subject. I am pretty new to macarons – I studied Laduree macarons looking for the perfect macaron recipe<\/a>, and tried my hand at some rich chocolaty macarons<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But since I so admired the colors of the macarons in my Laduree box, I wanted to recreate some of that at home for some Easter fun.<\/p>\n

I decided to make a cinnamon flavored macaron (one of my favorite flavors) and of course tinted it bright red to match. I also further tested my piping skills by making some macarons in the shape of Easter eggs! I took a simple buttercream frosting and made some whimsical decorations, but you could do it to a white ganache as well.<\/p>\n

Cinnamon Macarons<\/h3>\n

I think the ratio is pretty easy to remember: 1:1:2 for eggs:almonds\/other nut flour:powdered sugar, plus some extra sugar for the egg whites. I have seen a lot of recipes for 110g of egg whites, a little extra won’t hurt! <\/em><\/p>\n

I also think this temperature is the right one – my macarons were excellent! Crispy and fragile on the outside, and a bit chewy on the inside, with no cracks!<\/p>\n

100g. egg whites (I suggest weighing above using a # of eggs), aged 2-3 days at room temperature
\n100g. almonds, finely ground
\n200g. powdered sugar
\n4-5 T. white sugar
\n2-3 T. cinnamon<\/p>\n

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  1. Grind the almonds as finely as possible. In a small container\/bowl, whisk the powdered sugar together with the almonds to blend well and break up lumps. If you have a large food processor, you can pulse them together.<\/li>\n
  2. In another, large mixing bowl, begin to (electronically) whisk the egg whites. After they start foaming, add the granulated sugar one tablespoon at a time and continue whipping until it gets thick and “like magma” to quote Tartelette<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  3. Fold the dry mix carefully (and slowly) into the meringue – I used a spatula – and add the food coloring, if desired, until fully mixed.<\/li>\n
  4. Fill your piping bag and pipe the macarons out onto a baking sheet lined with a Silpat or regular parchment paper. If you want to do an egg shape you can trace it out first or just improvise! Leave them to set for 30 – 60 minutes to form a skin.<\/li>\n
  5. Preheat the oven to 160\u00b0 C \/ 315F. Cook macarons 8-10 minutes, keeping a careful eye on them. After taking out of the oven, let cool completely before filling them.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    My freestyling piping resulted in some interesting-looking eggs and rounds! I love them!<\/p>\n

    \"A<\/a><\/p>\n

    Different colored fillings really make them festive!<\/p>\n

    \"Bright<\/a><\/p>\n

    I also wanted to pair the cinnamon macaron with something simple but that would contrast and blend well with the pretty powerful cinnamon. I received a jar of Locanda Toscana<\/a> (ack, site in all Flash! My professional tip of the tip: Never design a site in all flash. No one can link to your pages<\/em>) Peperoncino in Miele di Toscana – Tuscan Honey with Hot Peppers. With a thin layer of this spread between two cinnamon macarons, there was a sweet and spicy kick to my crispy shells.<\/p>\n

    \"Pepperoncino<\/a><\/p>\n

    A spiky creation.<\/p>\n

    \"A<\/a><\/p>\n

    Will you be decorating Easter Eggs this year? What about macarons? <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Last year I some enacted some Lifetime Eggdramas with colorful chocolate eggs before heading to Berlin for Easter break. This year, I can’t not play with my food again! If you notice in my pictures, I love color. I think colors represent life and the more of them, the better! Is it any wonder that…<\/p>\n

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