7/29/2019 Coffee Macarons With Nutella Ganache

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CoffeeMacaronsWithNutellaGanacheYield:MakesAbout2DozenPrepTime:25minsCookTime:30mins

Ingredients:

ForTheShells:90GramsEggWhites(About3)AtRoomTemperatureAndAgedFor3Days30GramsSugar200GramsPowderedSugar110GramsFinelyGroundAlmonds2TeaspoonsInstantCoffee(AdditionalforToppingIfDesired)ForTheNutellaGanache:1/2CupHeavyCream3/4CupDarkChocolate3TablespoonsNutellaDirections:

Inafoodprocessor,blendthealmonds,coffeeandicingsugaruntilveryfinelyground,thensetaside.(Ialsofoundithelpfultopushthemixerthroughasievetoremoveanylargerpieces.)Inastandmixerfittedwithawhisk,beattheeggwhitesuntilfoamy,thenslowlybegintoaddthegranulatedsugaruntilyouhavecreatedaglossymeringue.Addthealmondmixturetothemeringuesallatonce,andquicklyfoldtoblendandbreakupsomeoftheair.Continuetoslowlymixuntilthealmondsareincorporatedintothemeringuesandthemixtureresembleslava.(Itshouldnottakemorethan50strokestoaccomplishthis.)Onceyouhavetherightconsistency,fillapastrybagwithaplaintipwithth

emixture,andcarefullypipecirclesofabout1.5inchesindiameterabout2inchesapartontoparchmentpaper.Onceyouhavecompletedpipingallowthemacaronstorestatroomtemperatureforabout30minutestoanhourtodevelopaskin.(Youcantellifthishashappenedbylightlytouchingthetopwithyourfinger.Ifthemixturedoesnotsticktoyourfingertheyarereadyforbaking.)Preheattheovento280degreesF.andcarefullyslidetheparchmentsheetsontoabakingsheetandbakethemacaronsfor15to20minutesdependingonhowlargeyoupipedthem.Whilebakingtheyshouldrisewithairyfeetdeveloping.Oncebakedremovefromtheovenandcoolfor10minutes.Carefullyremovefromtheparchmentusingasmallmetalspatula.Ifyouhaveanytroublewiththemacaronsstickingyoucanplaceacoupleofdr

opsofwaterundertheparchment.Storemacaronsinanairtightcontainerintherefrigeratoruntilreadytoaddthefilling.Tomakethefillingheatthecreaminasmallpotuntiljustbeforeitbeginstoboil,thenbreakupthechocolateandmixitintothehotcreamuntilithascompletelymelted.AddtheNutellaandstirtoblend.Refrigeratethefillingforanhourortwountilitbeginstofirmupenoughtobeofspreadingconsistency.Eitherpipeorspoonsomeofthefillingontoonehalfofamacaron,andthent

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