Yuzu Macarons Shells with RedBean centre & Yuzu/Lime Buttercream.
I had a hard time coming up with flavors for Spring since I live here in the tropics where it is Summer all year round and right now we are experiencing the hottest period ever! All i can think of is ice-cream, ice-water, ice-kachang (local dessert made of ice!)..
I finally thought of Yuzu flavored macarons since i just bought a bottle of yuzu paste. It smells very much like tangerine/mandarin oranges..and i like anything orange. :) I paired the Yuzu macaron shells with redbean centre & yuzu/lime buttercream.
This time I wanted to try a different macaron recipe so i settled on Veron's @ Kitchenmusing.com italian meringue recipe. You can find her recipe here. She's a very talented lady and she uses the original recipe by Pierre Hermes having been to his macaron classes. The recipe isn't too difficult and her instructions are pretty clear. However, i had a hard time folding in the egg white. For this method, I find I needed a lot of strength to fold and macaronnage which i find quite tiring!
<Note>: I realised that the macarons from this recipe is more chewy with better texture and even though the recipe seems to have a lot more sugar, it doesn't taste any sweeter than the other macaron recipes i've tried before. Recipe definitely a keeper despite the fact that i have difficulty folding in the meringue. LOL!
17 comments:
Great macs! I'd love to try yuzu paste sometime. It sounds like a flavor I could love!
Yuzu paired with azuki! There's definitely a Spring feel--the Asian way! Your macs look as gorgeous as ever--despite the lil' comments you made about the new recipe. I know nothing's gonna stop you from achieving your goal!
My gosh...these look so beautiful and romantic! I must make these for next year's Valentine's Day :D
ooo they look perfect!! smooth tops with little 'feet' (I *think* that's what they're called...)
Macarons are definitely on my 'to bake list' :)
Gorgeous, and so spring-y! Love them!!
Can I send you all my frozen egg whites to turn into macarons? You really are getting quite proficient. These are so pretty and yuzu sounds amazing. Never heard of it before!
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Very cool!
Hey! I love how your macs have such tall tall feet!
They look really good and exotic flavours you've got!
This is one of those recipes that I would love to make but are totally intimidating... I think I will continue to watch from afar all of the fellow food bloggers that seem to make them in a jiffy.
I've never heard of Yuzu and don't know where I'd get the red bean stuff but the colour of these is amazing. No matter how much food colouring I put in mine they seem to fade a lot in the oven.
Might be making my mactweets this afternoon now I've recovered from my marathon daring bakers post!!!
Phenominal!!!!
I promise, one day I'll give these a try.
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Thank you all for your lovely comments! :) I think i might have probably over-fold the macarons a bit hence the high feet. lol! :)
WOW... Faithy these are absoluitely stunning and very perfect! Love how beautifully you got these together. The flavours are entirely intriguing. Maybe one day I shall master the art as well.
Thank you for joining us at MacTweets. It's wonderful to have you on!
i adore azuki... these look so bright and lovely.. i just wanna chomp into one of them!!
i LOVE ice treats too... we don't as many choices here in vancouver, only ice cream, a few shaved ice places...
your macs are perfect! so smooth and colorful! i love them and i love the creative flavor choice! wow.
These are just beautiful. Wow! You have mastered the mac. I love the flavors you used.
What beautiful color shells with the contrasting filling. I would love to try the yuzu paste it sounds so interesting. Perfect!!
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