Grapefruit and Orange Flower Macaron Recipe

Grapefruit and Orange Flower Macaron Recipe

Make 30-40 small macarons
Preparation time: 30 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes and 1 hour for the rest mixture

Ingredients:

For the Italian Meringue

• 150g (5oz) aged egg white (make by leaving egg white in a bowl on a bench for 2 days)
• 400g (14oz) caster sugar
• 100ml (3 fl oz)water
• Add food colouring to the meringue if required.

For the Almond Mixture

• 150g (5oz) fresh egg white
• 250g (8oz) almond meal / almond flour
• 250g (8oz)icing sugar

Shell Colouring

• Pinch of violet food colouring

Used the above ingredients to make the macaron shell.

For fig jam:

• 200g (7oz) of fresh figs
• 60g (2oz) of gelling sugar
• 1 tablespoon of lemon juice

Direction:

1. First, create macarons shells based from the basic macaron recipe.
2. Then start preparing the jam by peeling the figs and cut it in pieces.
3. Place it in a saucepan with the gelling sugar and lemon juice.
4. Stir and bring to boil under high heat.
5. Stir it constantly for 5-7 minutes.
6. Once cooked, let it cool in room temperature.

Assembly of the macaron

1. To assemble your macarons, start by garnishing one macaron shell with ganache and cover it with another shell.
2. Do the same with the rest of the shell.