tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4707403183271627344.post5989930533937758731..comments2022-02-09T23:50:02.392-05:00Comments on The Macaron Queen: Velvety Christmas Organic & NaturalThe Macaron Queenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05078519772235438542noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4707403183271627344.post-42976295516276315862012-01-07T20:13:48.258-05:002012-01-07T20:13:48.258-05:00Gorgeous! I love the snowflakes and how you packa...Gorgeous! I love the snowflakes and how you packaged them!RollerScrapperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11371713800889286955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4707403183271627344.post-7717992852748942652011-12-30T17:47:20.221-05:002011-12-30T17:47:20.221-05:00These are gorgeous and look so festive. You must h...These are gorgeous and look so festive. You must have got a lot of orders for them recently.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05301253294406629884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4707403183271627344.post-23637530865923327512011-12-21T15:37:27.149-05:002011-12-21T15:37:27.149-05:00Hi thelittleloaf,
Thank you. Yes, fondant is an e...Hi thelittleloaf,<br /><br />Thank you. Yes, fondant is an easy and fun way in decorating macarons. Have fun with it :)The Macaron Queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05078519772235438542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4707403183271627344.post-49561292801574610312011-12-21T08:32:32.093-05:002011-12-21T08:32:32.093-05:00Oh wow! The fondant snowflakes are simply stunning...Oh wow! The fondant snowflakes are simply stunning :-) I need to get myself a plunger - they are literally the icing on the macaron!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4707403183271627344.post-61406230947976472272011-12-07T10:01:48.863-05:002011-12-07T10:01:48.863-05:00Hi Sam,
I'm sorry to hear that the macarons d...Hi Sam,<br /><br />I'm sorry to hear that the macarons didn't turn out the way it should be. I've been using this recipe many times and it works fine. Except for 2 weeks ago when the macaron batter was fine but the macarons came out wrinkly from the oven. I wasn't sure what was wrong and tried it 3 more times with the same results. Until I ran out of egg whites (the egg whites that I aged for 3 days) so I had to buy a new carton and amazingly the macarons were fine. So my guess is the eggs because everything else I was doing exactly the same in terms of recipe and days of aging the eggs. I have no idea what happened but it was the same brand of eggs that I always use. Yes, it can get really frustrating when making this goodies.<br /><br />How many days do you age your eggs? I notice that the longer I age it (especially if I leave it out on the counter) it tends to get too watery. The egg white powder acts as a stabilizer for the meringue. The purpose of aging the egg white is to evaporate any excess water because too much water in it will break the protein bonds which in turn breaks the meringue. The egg white powder helps in making a drier meringue. Sometimes meringue is stiff and starts to get watery again. The salt that you sprinkle right before you whisk will help the meringue to stay as it is.<br /><br />I started off the recipe with 30g of sugar and it was a little too sweet for my taste so I reduced it by 5g each time while still experimenting. I find that anything less than 20g will cause problems with my meringue. If I could reduce it more I would, lol.<br /><br />When you say that the batter is very liquidy, do you mean after you mix it with the dry mix? Or the meringue is not stiff enough? If it gets too liquidy after you mix with almond flour+confectioners sugar, you probably over mix. Try to mix it for a shorter amount of time. If it is egg white that is not turning stiff, then try adding egg white powder. Keep me posted how this go.The Macaron Queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05078519772235438542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4707403183271627344.post-22797362716223485462011-12-06T22:42:03.158-05:002011-12-06T22:42:03.158-05:00Are you sure this was the correct batter? I never ...Are you sure this was the correct batter? I never use egg white powder, but the batter ended up VERY liquidy. I've made macarons befor eand the batter was just so drippy that i didn't even get a chance to hit the baking pan against my stove top so that the little peaks would go down, they were basically like liquid.<br /><br />My other question would be the 20g of granulated sugar. Isn't that too little because the egg whites don't stiffen as much?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4707403183271627344.post-68414363363178339792011-11-20T10:56:55.388-05:002011-11-20T10:56:55.388-05:00Thank you Lora :)Thank you Lora :)The Macaron Queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05078519772235438542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4707403183271627344.post-88219727939340270852011-11-19T11:06:20.917-05:002011-11-19T11:06:20.917-05:00These are stunning. I love the snowflake design.These are stunning. I love the snowflake design.The Mad Hausfrauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299689974166441354noreply@blogger.com