Two of the Best French Macaron Recipes

Look no further, we know you have been searching the internet for the perfect French macaron recipe and got lost in the ocean of versions available online or simply failed your first attempt at making the coveted macarons because you picked the wrong recipe. These bad recipes are everywhere, including in some famous websites, as they spread from one blog to another with a simple copy-paste function. Ask yourself a question, why would French macarons be so expensive, especially at Laduree, if a simple, basic recipe sufficed? The ingredients alone do not explain the premium price (granted, almonds are expensive). Labor does because it’s a time consuming recipe.

Here we are specifically sharing two comprehensive French macaron recipes. They give a few important details about the process which you won’t find on all recipes out there in the cyber space. Pay close attention to the macaronnage step on both this 11 min video below and the link from the BakeItOff blog after the video.

Best French Macarons Recipe

Best French Macarons Recipe

The BakeItOff blog post on the macaron recipe is very instructive because it carefully illustrates each step of the process with good photos of the result you should get.

You have no more excuses to fail! ;)

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5 Responses to “Two of the Best French Macaron Recipes”

  1. Very interesting technique, great video too! I looove macaron.

  2. fred says:

    when are you making them? i think raquel wanted macarons for her bday :)

  3. Love the video. These are definitely elusive treats; after two tries I decided to give it up; there are simply too many things that I can do successfully to have macaron #fail! I think finding a good recipe is difficult…from having to alter grams to finding unique ingredients; it’s not a challenge for the weak of heart.

  4. Nancy says:

    I tried twice and both times failed, but then I came across this recipe recently and it was fabulous! They were just as exsquisite as in fine french pastry shops.

    http://www.americastestkitchenfeed.com/bake-it-better/2012/03/secrets-to-making-macarons/

    With ALL Test kitchen recipes, you have to follow them exactly or they don’t work. But this wasn’t difficult at all, I just had to go slow and be precise. They were amazing!!

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