Chocolate Macaroons (France)

History: A lot of people have difficulty preparing chocolate macaroons, but honestly is simple if you follow the steps carefully. The secret is in the preparation of French meringue, how to do the mixing and baking. This delightful French cuisine is a very high sugar sweet but not too much by eating well is a delight to enjoy with a good cup of coffee. Ingredients For the French Meringue: 250 Grs. Egg Clara 340 Grs. Powdered sugar 1 dash of lemon 1 pinch of salt Ingredients for Macaroni: 500 Grs. French Meringue 280 Grs. ground almonds 140 Grs. 40 grams powdered sugar. Cocoa powder 8 Grs. Development of French Vanilla Meringue: Put egg whites in a container and take them to the freezer for 20 minutes Remove egg whites from the freezer; Place in container of electric mixer, start beating on low speed and light show When translucent foam , increase speed to incorporate more air, until it forms stiff figures Stir the lemon and salt Add sugar little by little, whisking (the sugar should be incorporated slowly in three batches) Beat until Merengue has a firm consistency and a bright

Macaroni Preparation: Mix the sugar and cocoa powder and ground almonds Sift the almond mixture, place in a large bowl Add the meringue I put little into the almond mixture, stirring in a little bit with a with a hand trowel or as surround Enter the mixture into a pastry bag with smooth peak baking sheet in a plastic tablecloth place a baking sheet (Sil-Pak) Make macaroni supporting the peak of the pastry in plastic tablecloth baking (Sil-Pak) Preheat oven to 220 degrees Celsius for 10 minutes Reduce heat to 170 degrees Celsius and immediately target the pan with the macaroni, bake 7 minutes Remove from oven and let rest before removing them from the plastic tablecloth Tips: Enter egg whites to freezer for 20 minutes before preparing the French meringue put a squeeze of lemon and a pinch of salt to egg whites when you are paddling before putting sugar Preheat oven to 220 degrees Celsius for 10 minutes before lowering it to 170 degrees to bake the macaroni Write to juliopena@dalilasgourmet.com or contact us at our website: www.dalilasgourmet.com

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