The macaron: how is this jewel of French pastry made?
To exquisitely enjoy the macaron, you must take some preliminary steps. First, make sure you are in a quiet place and make yourself comfortable. Then, grasp the importance of the moment you are about to experience, it is a unique taste experience . There, you are ready to welcome this piece of culinary goldsmithing that we call macaron. One question remains after tasting it: how is the macaron made?
The recipe for homemade macarons
Let's get this straight from the start: we're going to talk about the artisanal production of macarons, which is therefore passionate and full of flavors selected with the greatest care.
Maison Fauchon offers you a reading that will take you behind the scenes of macaron making step by step .
First of all, know that our macarons are 100% French made. We are committed to using fresh ingredients made in France. Get ready to discover the secret of making this capsule of delicacy!
Our seasoned pastry chefs equip themselves with high-quality kitchen utensils to create their macarons. The main ingredients needed to make them are as follows:
- Almond powder
- Icing sugar
- Free-range eggs
No need to pile up ingredients to create culinary perfection. This sums up the elegance of this pastry. However, its finesse lies in its complexity of preparation and its cooking to be followed with the greatest attention. Making macarons is not an easy task for anyone who wants to embark on this enterprise. Trust our chefs who are experts in the field. Their know-how is reflected from the first bite.
Making macarons made in Fauchon
Gifted with a technique specific to the greatest chefs, our pastry chefs exercise their passion to offer you the best macarons . After having penetrated the preparation secrets of our chefs, you will have the impression of being at their side at the moment of the elaboration of our culinary marvel.
Making the crispy meringue
First, our pastry virtuoso mixes the almond powder with the icing sugar to form a powder of subtle finesse . At the same time and in a separate container, he beats his egg whites until they are velvety.
Our pastry chef adds his caster sugar to his preparation, then whisks it until the sugar is completely incorporated.
From then on, it is a question of dexterity and precision . He incorporates the first preparation into his previously whipped egg whites to finally create his dough. The preparation is almost complete: all that remains is to form small-diameter macaroons on a baking sheet ready to be put in the oven.
When they come out of the oven, the smooth meringues with their famous collar are ready to welcome the ganache, the key element of the macaron. And there you have it, we are now sharing the well-kept secret of making Fauchon macarons.
Adding the sweet ganache
The baked biscuit is just waiting for one thing: to embrace its delicious ganache. To do this, our Mozart of pastry sets about decorating the bottom shell with the filling of his choice. He just has to carefully combine the liquid cream, butter and syrup if it is a fruity preparation (for example raspberry syrup for a raspberry macaroon). For a chocolate macaroon, the chef will select the purest cocoa and perform the same operation.
A selection of our best artisanal macarons
8, 12, 16 or 32 macarons. The recipe belongs to the pastry chef, but you are sovereign in your choice of the number of macarons purchased.
Choose the box of 32 macarons, or 190 grams of vanilla, caramel, lemon, raspberry, pistachio, hazelnut, coffee, dark chocolate, milk chocolate, blackcurrant-violet, vanilla-raspberry and rose.
This assortment has been carefully chosen to give you a deliciously complete experience with gracefully vibrant colors.
Once received, be sure to store your macarons between 0 and +4°C for a maximum of 5 days. Also remember to remove them from the refrigerator 30 minutes before tasting them in order to get the maximum succulent effect .
Right now, discover the box of 12 macarons designed especially for lovers of good taste. It is composed of 3 raspberry and Espelette pepper macarons, 3 vanilla macarons, 2 pink macarons, 2 lemon macarons and 2 caramel macarons .
With autumn gradually setting in, we recommend you enjoy this melting heart between a few licks of tea from our selection.
