So you’ve tracked down the essential ingredients and found the recipe to make the “perfect macaron.” We get it! Cooking can be exciting and why wouldn’t you want to try making your favorite dessert yourself?
Sure, you can buy online macaron kits, but you probably want to make the real deal to satisfy your craving. We’ll let you in on a trade secret, the equipment you use is just as important as what you put into your macarons.
Here are some of the top things you’ll need to ensure that the macaron recipe you’re focused on turns out tasty.
Get a Great Kitchen Scale
The art of making macarons is based on precise measurements and weight. From the dried ingredients to ensuring that the eggs you use weigh the right amount, a high-quality digital kitchen scale is the perfect piece of equipment to get your macaron journey started.
Remember, even too much of one ingredient can throw off the whole texture of a macaron.
Oven Thermometer
Ovens can be a finicky appliance. Sure, they tell you what temperature you’re heating up at, but these temperatures aren’t always accurate to the degree. An oven thermometer allows you to correctly heat your oven and ensure that your macarons or any baking attempt for that matter, don’t become a burnt shell of themselves.
Sifter
During the baking process, you want to sift out your dry ingredients. Macarons are delicate desserts, and clumps of almond flour can ruin the fluff of the cookie portion of your macarons.
Our suggestion is to sift multiple times until you are positive that the dry ingredients you are working with possess a uniform consistency.
Do You Have a Hand Mixer?
A high-quality hand mixer can help you quickly get your egg whites whipped up for your macarons. Hand mixers and stand mixers will help you get the job done faster than the 30 plus minutes it would take to create beautiful egg white peaks by hand.
Glass/Stainless Steel Bowls
Any bowl for baking is good enough to do the job, right? Unfortunately, when it comes to macarons, this isn’t the case. In order for your merengue to properly hold its form, you want to use any glass or stainless steel mixing bowl.
Plastic is the enemy for macarons because it soaks up the oils your meringue needs to be macaron-ready.
Round Tip
Getting the perfect shape of your macaron takes practice. But with a standard piping bag, a round tip, and some reliable parchment paper, you’ll have everything you need to practice shaping your macarons like a professional French baker.
Satisfy Your Craving the Easy Way with Chelles Macarons
Sure, baking your own macarons is quite an accomplishment, but we guarantee that the process is time-consuming and will take you a few tries to perfect. When you have a craving for a good Mac, it’s something that shouldn’t have to wait.
Leave the baking to the experts at Chelles Macarons and take advantage of our nationwide shipping service. Contact us today to place your order of macarons and find out why we are Dallas’ favorite dessert!