{"id":9176,"date":"2018-02-03T08:00:52","date_gmt":"2018-02-03T08:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.janespatisserie.com\/?p=9176"},"modified":"2022-11-15T10:43:30","modified_gmt":"2022-11-15T10:43:30","slug":"valentines-macarons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.janespatisserie.com\/2018\/02\/03\/valentines-macarons\/","title":{"rendered":"Valentines Macarons!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Easy, delicious and beautiful Valentines macarons that are perfect for the day!<\/h2>\n

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Valentines macarons<\/h3>\n

So it’s been a good while since I posted a macaron recipe… Like, it was June 2016 when I posted my triple chocolate macarons<\/a> recipe and I can’t quite understand why I have left tit so long before posting another! I actually adore macarons, and so many other people do.<\/p>\n

However, they’re seen as being daunting. To be honest, it can take a few practise to get it right, but its so much simpler than you think it is. I decided to make it a little more complicated by piping some heart shapes to go with the Valentines theme, but these are optional!<\/p>\n

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Shapes <\/h3>\n

To make the shapes a lot simpler, I used this macaron mat<\/a>. It’s a really good one because its basically a non slip mat so it sticks to the tray that you put it on, and it also has the shapes drawn out for you to use as a guide. They’re perfectly spaces apart and sized, but they are only guides so you can use it just as a sheet if you wanted.<\/p>\n

This recipe does make quite a few macarons, but it is harder to lessen the amount. It probably makes about 60 shells, so it would make about 30 complete macarons. Depending on size though, you could get less or more… I use the mat as a guide, so I got about 30 in total.<\/p>\n

Almonds and icing sugar<\/h3>\n

When making the mix up for the macarons, you really need to make sure that you try and blitz down the icing sugar and almonds together for a couple of minutes, and then sieve it into the bowl. If you don’t do this, you will have a lumpy mess.<\/p>\n

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When sieving in, about 95% of what you sieved will go into the bowl, but the lumps of almonds for example that stay in the sieve you can just throw away. When mixing together you have to be gentle but firm (the irony) and make sure that its all incorporated together well. Don’t beat it with a mixer, and don’t beat like crazy, but you really need to fold it and be gentle with it.<\/p>\n

Colour<\/h3>\n

I used Sugarflair red extra<\/a> for the colouring and you can see just how damn red they came out… seriously, it looks like I’ve overly edited the colouring, but it genuinely came out like that! You can easily use a different colouring, or something like ProGel, but a good quality one is best. I personally don’t like any type that you can buy from a supermarket, but you can buy good colours from places like Hobbycraft, or online! I hope you love this recipe, and have a lovely Valentines Day with your loved ones, or your friends and family! x<\/p>\n

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Easy, delicious and beautiful Valentines macarons that are perfect for the day!<\/span><\/div>\n