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French Macaron Baking Adventures, Part 8: Lemon Macaron Recipe

My third batch of lemon macarons behaved nicely! Drying time took 30 minutes, I didn’t add any lemon zest and when I peeked into the oven after 9 minutes I saw pretty yellow shells with feet!

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French Macaron Baking Adventures, Part 7: Pistachios & Vanilla

I colored the batch green because of the pistachio flour. It also contained that marvelous vanilla bean paste which gives it more flavor and added interest to the shells. These shells came out flat but with feet.

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French Macaron Baking Adventures, Part 1

Macarons are made with a few basic ingredients: sugar, egg whites, almond flour, and color for the shells. Fillings can vary, including options like jams, Nutella, caramel, or lemon curd. You can also create your own fillings, such as buttercream or chocolate ganache. While I had most ingredients and tools, I was missing almond flour, but had sugar and fresh eggs. I had watched several YouTube tutorials to learn how to make them. Maybe it wouldn’t be too difficult…

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