If you regularly read my blog, you know that I *love* macarons. I tried one many years ago and was in love. Then one day several years ago, my Dad and I decided we were going try to bake them.
Of course we couldn’t just make one, we made a whole day of it… We made 6 flavors and about 600 macarons.
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Since then, I have been practicing and baking them with all sorts of different flavors. Today I present to you the chocolate orange ganache macaron!
You know those little chocolate oranges that you wack on the table to break the orange apart that are popular at Christmas? That is what inspired this flavor!
The oranges and satsumas came from my garden… that is what I love about California. The rest of the country is covered in snow and we can walk outside and pick fruit!
(I used oranges for the flavor and satsumas and oranges for the photoshoot)
If you’ve never made macarons before, let me tell you, these are very finicky cookies. In fact, the French don’t consider them cookies at all, they are actually considered little pastries (as I was told by a Parisian in one of the patisseries, or rather, scolded, for thinking they were cookies).
Here are a few tips…
Never make them on a rainy day. They will not turn out.
When you are folding your almond flour into the meringue, you have to get it just right. The right consistency is like that of molten lava.
You have to have a scale to weigh your ingredients. The tbsp and cups do not work.
You have to be in the right mood. Seriously. If you are stressed, they will not turn out because you will mess something up in the process.
I thought these were a great alternative to the peppermint chocolate ganache to make for the Christmas holidays as I know there are quite a few peppermint haters.
This is a great website with lots of info on Macaron Troubleshooting!
They are really really good. You can’t eat just one.
Wow, Angelina. These look amazing. Just like the one you buy at Laduree. Love the packaging too. The y would make a fabulous gift.
You were busy. Six flavors!! You are definitely a pro.
Hugs,
Janet
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Thank you so much, Janet!! I confess I stuffed them in an old Laduree box – they just look so cute in their boxes!
These are works of art, just like the ones that come from France! I'm so impressed. Not sure my baking skills are up to trying these, but I'm imagining the combination of orange and chocolate together. Yum! Thanks for sharing & Merry Christmas, Brenda
Thank you! Wish I could give you a sample!