Name: French Macarons
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 40
Cuisine: Francesa
Ingredients: 6 egg whites; 1 pinch salt; 400 grams icing sugar; 250 grams almond flour; 2 drops gel food coloring, in your favorite color; stuffed; 350 grams icing sugar; 240 grams butter, at room temperature; 2 tablespoons whipping cream; 1 tablespoon lemon zest; 1 tablespoon pistachios, ground; 1 tablespoon cocoa powder; 1 tablespoon strawberry jam

Preparation

45 mins

15 mins

Low

Place the egg whites in a metal bowl and add a pinch of salt. Beat with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form. Add 1 tablespoon of powdered sugar and continue beating. Sift half of the remaining powdered sugar over the egg whites; beat on high speed until they look shiny. Sift the rest of the sugar and beat again until combined. Fold in the ground almonds with a spatula.