Still going strong, but let's just say the baking gods were not as generous in my final outcome this time.
Honestly who would think that a mixture of egg whites, ground almonds , and sugar would be such a bitch ?
Pardon my French.
Ha.
Unintentional pun alert--these are Parisian Macaroons.
I am showing you these because you should get used to the fact that I am not ashamed of my mistakes.
Regret is a waste of time.
It wasn't long before I realized a few of my mistakes:
1) I am stubborn and thought I could make proper merengue without the hand mixer or kitchen aid, this is due to the fact that I am on a constant determined journey to prove my father wrong.
2) When the recipe calls for "small circles" --it means half of whatever idea of "small" Kristen has in her head.---these were too big thus not allowing them to rise.
3) I believe I chose the most difficult flavor for my first try--in my attempt to sift the mixture of ground almonds, ground peanuts , & confection sugar it proved difficult , which I discovered may have been from the ground peanuts being too moist from the natural oils. The mixture was getting stuck at the bottom of the sifter. So I gave up.
4) The recipe did not call for food coloring , but these little guys looked far more pathetic because of the sickly, dull, blah color.
Don't get me wrong ---they were still tasty, they just did not look like every other picture of parisian macaroons that I have ever seen.
Never fear !
If I fail--try & try again !
The next ones will be better !
On a better note I made some Rubber Duck cupcakes for a friend & her baby shower. So be sure to check back for the final product :)
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