Fancy Macaroons
Decorative macarons topped with assorted chopped nuts.
Ingredients
almond flour
4 oz (120 g)
caster sugar
8 oz (240 g)
rice flour (see page 48)
3/4 oz (22.5 g)
egg whites
2 1/2 oz (75 g)
Instructions
1
Make the batter
Mix all ingredients into a smooth dough.
2
Prepare the baking sheet
Prepare a baking sheet sprinkled with rice flour and lined with rice paper or silicone paper.
3
Pipe the cookies
Using a piping bag fitted with a 3/8 inch (9 mm) star tip, pipe cookies about 1 inch (2.5 cm) in diameter.
4
Decorate
Decorate with a variety of nuts: (a) almond halves, (b) almond slivers, (c) almond pieces, (d) colored almonds, (e) pistachios, (f) walnuts, (g) hazelnuts, (h) cashews.
5
Bake
Bake in the oven at 350°F (177°C) until golden brown.
