Monday, December 17, 2012

Chocolate Macarons with White chocolate ganache filling !

 
Finally I too went for it..it took a while for me to make up my mind to try this daring Baker's challenge. I have been admiring this little cuities in other blogs for a while,especially in Shabs cuisine ! Her wonderful clicks of these cuties gave me all the inspiration to try it out and I couldn't wait for a   better time  than this time of the year ! The recipe for Mac shell  is adapted from Shabs space and if you follow her blog word by word, I guess nothing could go wrong ! Do check out her space for a  collection of Macaron recipes.
 
 
 
 
Ingredients
Egg whites(Aged) - 58g
Ground Almond - 65 g
Cocoa Powder- 20 g
Icing Sugar - 100g
Caster sugar - 20g
 
Method
 
1.In a squeaky clean bowl weigh the egg weights and age them on the kitchen counter for 24 hr-48 hr or upto 5 days in the fridge covering it with a cling film.
2.Weigh out Ground almonds,cocoa powder,icing sugar and mix them together in a bowl and powder them in a coffee grinder/ mixie until it is flour like.Seive them 1-2 times and discard any big lumps .
3.Start beating the egg whites starting with a medium speed and gradually increasing it to maximum.
4.When it starts to form Soft peaks add caster sugar and beat until stiff peaks are formed and please make sure you dont over beat .
5.Now add the dry ingredients in 2-3 additons to the meringue mixture and fold in gently with a flexible spatula or wooden spoon  until it reaches a shiny batter consistency which falls of like a ribbon( I recommend watching some youtube videos before you try this out ).Donot over mix too !
6.Transfer it into a piping bag with a round tip placed on a tall glass to ease your filling job !
7. Line your baking tray with baking paper and pipe a 2cm diameter  circles leaving enough space between them.
8.Allow it to dry for 1- 2 hours maybe more if it is humid .
10.Bake them in a preheated oven at 150 degree celcius to 13 -14 minutes( Each oven is different,so adjust the timing according to your oven )
11.Allow it cool down for 30 mins - 1 hour and peel them from the baking paper.
12.Pipe the filling on to the shells and sandwich the  shells together and allow them to mature in the fridge for a day or  two !
 
To make white Ganache filling
 
Double cream - 100ml
White chocolate - 100gms
Vanilla extract - 1/2 tsp
 
Method
In  a pan simmer the double cream and when it starts to bubble,turn of the heat and add the chocolate,once the chocolate has melted add vanilla extract and give it a good mix and allow it to cool down until it can be piped on to the Mac shells to sandwich them.
 
 

18 comments:

divya said...

wow....delicious dear :)beautiful clicks.

Madhavi said...

Love love love it!!!

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Julie said...

wow..wow.. very tempting ones,my kids will definitely love these cuties..Yummmy!!
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great-secret-of-life said...

very tempting one.. i love it
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Torviewtoronto said...

happy holidays
beautifully presented macaroons looks wonderful

Reshmi Mahesh said...

Wow...cute little beauties...I loved the blue box too...:)

Kaveri Venkatesh said...

Very nicely made macarons...Looks yummy

Vimitha Durai said...

Macaroons look so perfectly done dear... Would wish to grab one

Kajal said...

love macs and can never get enough of them! :)

Unknown said...

wow was waiting for this post, you have done it so well and looks great, love anything chocolate :)

Priya Suresh said...

Incredible macarons,love that white chocolate ganache, elegant!

Swathi said...

You got the feet really well. Beautiful macarons. Love it. I have no guts to try them.

Manju @ Manjus Eating Delights said...

I'm jealous Vineetha, you beat me at being the first to try Macarons before me ;-P LOL!! Good job and it looks awesome.

I will also bake them one of these days, hope they turn out as good as urs!

Regards,
Manju
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Ganga Sreekanth said...

adipoli aanallo.nalla bhangi

www.mahaslovelyhome.com said...

Looks Delicious..

Namitha said...

Lovely ! Hope you had a lovely X'mas with your sweet family :)

turmericnspice said...

AMAZING !! all i want to do is just taste one - am glad you took the plunge ! i think i do need to bake some macaroons myself !!

runnergirlinthekitchen.blogspot.com said...

OMG soo delicious and a favourite combination!