The Cooking Ninja
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My Macaron Experiment
The last time I tried making these little precious and oh-so-trendy macarons, I failed so badly. The recipe looked so simple yet they all turned out as flat as pancakes - well, even pancakes have a little hump. Since then, it has been on my mind to concur it.
A few months ago, I read several blogs having a lot of success with their macarons ... that only made me want to make it work. In the midst of our move, I had forgotten all about it until I saw someone posting again about her macarons. Finally on Thursday evening, I gathered my courage and decided to take the plunge. I followed the instructions given in Bernice's Baking Journey blog. I sat looking at my oven window like an anxious yet excited little kid .... then suddenly, within a minute or two ... I saw my precious macaron's feet started to grow ... I couldn't believe my eyes and got all excited and jumping up and down shouting to Pierre 'I think we got macarons this time!'.
Of course anything could still go wrong ... so I kept crossing my fingers and hope everything turned out all right.
Dear readers, may I present you my very first chocolate macarons. Aren't these babies beautiful?
I'll have a macaron recipe soon here, but I want to do something more exotic than plain chocolate and need to experiment further with the filling.
PS: Speaking of filling, I'm still looking for a nice and light one. Anyone knows of a good ganache recipe?
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Stumble It!Wow, they look absolutely perfect. I still have not pluck up my courage to try this recipe though it looks so easy. Sometimes the easiest recipes turn out the worse for me!
For your first attempt, these could not be more perfect! Will definitely be watching for the recipe.
C'est trop joli pour être mangé !!
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My Dear Ninja! These macarons are GORGEOUS! They are every bit as beautiful as the best ones I've seen - Congratulations!!
Those macarons look great!!
Congratulations! You've made it! Macaroons are still waaaaaaaaaay over my league. For now, I will just look at them on the internet or at the bakeries!
Wow...your macaron looks gorgeous..
That is so beautiful. Congrats on your success as a first-timer. So we'd be expecting more macaron bakes then?
They couldn't have turned out any better. They're picture perfect! Great job!
You are awesome. Look at perfection. You must be so pleased with yourself and quite right to be too!
Wow, those look absolutely perfect! I still have yet to try my hands on macarons; I'm much too fearful of achieving those to-die-for feet. Hahaha... Do post more macaron bakes and inspire more people like me!
I always fail with macarons.This are perfect . I wait for the recipe and the tips or maybe a "secret". Great job
Oh my - they look PERFECT!!! Congratulations for having the courage to try again. I am still too chicken... maybe after you post the recipe, I just might gather the courage to try....
Every where i go i see Macaroon ... even on blogs! ... i'm being haunted by Macaroons!!
This would look so cute in felt =)
Oh I am so jealous. Green in fact. i have tried to make these many times and failed dismally. I bow down to you. they are great. Hopefully, I will get it right one day (soon hopefully).
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They came out beautifully - just like in any boulangerie!