Made three types of goodies today! Let's do reverse order for this post!~ Instead of my usual preliminaries-utensils- step by step pics-finished product, would be too lengthy a post.
JJ requested a snowman macaron and here is what I came up with!
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| Meet Mr Snowman! |
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| Was easy to achieve one piece for this shape~ Pity I didn't have pretzel sticks for arms :( |
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| Vanilla Macarons with Vanilla Bean Ganache |
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| Macaron stack |
As you may have noticed, I gave the italian meringue method a whirl this week. This is the more commercially viable method and the method recommended for macaron newbs because it is 'fail proof'. Compared to the french method, italian gives a smoother slightly glossy finish and with a whiter colour is better for coloring. On the downside, it's shell and texture is less delicate and too sugary for me personally. However, prettier for a gift especially to non-macaronites!~ Maybe I should read up on the swiss meringue method as well! Would be interesting to see and taste the difference :)
I wanted to compare Silpat to parchment paper...
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| Parchment on left vs Silpat |
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| Underneath- Parchment on left vs Silpat |
I've seen pictures online that show Silpats usually have a wetter foot but was not the case this time. I will try again when I use the french method to see if the difference is more pronounced.
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| Macaringues! Team JJ trialed a macaron- meringue hybrid |
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| Tastes like macarons but with meringue texture~ They strangely even developed feet :O |
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| Finally made the Lemon Meringue Pie! |
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| LMP! |
Some shopping after work on Friday, technically not baking related but inspired by the KA stand mixer!
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| Got the blender~ (and Salter digital scales & candy thermometer that facilitated the macarons above!) |
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| Home made ice cream coming right up! |
And.....the freebie that made my day! Thanks Linda and Mr-Nice-Sorry-I-don't-know-your-name!
Got given this hush-hush loyal customer incentive!
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| Gotta love free stuff! |
And that's all for this weekend! Need for foot massage from standing in the kitchen that long!
