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Cinnamon Sugar French Macarons

Yield: 35 macarons

Ingredients

  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 3/4 cup almond flour/ground almond meal
  • 2 large egg whites, room temperature, aged for two days
  • pinch of cream of tartar
  • 1/4 cup superfine sugar
  • 1/2 Tablespoon ground cinnamon

Cinnamon White Chocolate Ganache Filling:

  • 9 oz white chocolate chips
  • 3 oz heavy cream
  • ground cinnamon, to taste

Instructions

  • Pulse confectioner’s sugar and almond flour in food processor.  Sift mixture 2 times.
  • Preheat over to 325 degrees F. Whisk egg whites with a mixer on medium speed until foamy. Add cream of tartar, and continue to whisk until soft peaks form. Reduce speed to low and slowly add superfine sugar. (pulse granulated sugar to get superfine sugar). Once all sugar is in, increase speed to high and continue until stiff peaks form, about 8 minutes.
  • Sift flour mixture over the egg whites and fold until mixture is smooth and shiny. Do not overmix.
  • Transfer batter to a pastry bag with a 1/2 in plain round tip and pipe 3/4 inch rounds 1 inch apart on parchment-lined baking sheets, dragging pastry tip to the side of rounds rather than forming peaks. Tap bottom of baking sheet against table to release any trapped air. Let stand at room temperature for 20-30 minutes or until a skin has formed. You should be able to touch the batter without it sticking to you.
  • Bake one sheet at a time, rotating halfway through, until macarons are crisp on the outside, about 15-20 minutes. let macarons cool on sheet for 3 minutes, then transfer to wire rack.
  • Sandwich same size macarons with filling. Wrap and let mature in fridge for 24-48 hours before eating. You can also freeze macarons for up to two months. Bring to room temperature before serving.

Cinnamon White Chocolate Ganache Filling:

  • Place chocolate chip in medium size bowl.
  • Bring heavy cream to a boil and pour over chocolate. Cover with plastic wrap and let sit for one minute.
  • Using a spatula, stir the mixture together until homogenous and smooth. Add cinnamon according to taste. I added a tablespoon because I love cinnamon and I think white chocolate is too sweet. Cover with plastic wrap and let sit until room temperature. Once the ganache has cooled and thickened, transfer to piping bag and fill macarons.

Notes

  • Use the ratio (liquid:chocolate) 1:3 for white chocolate to obtain pipeable consistency.  1:2.5 for milk chocolate and 1:2 for dark chocolate. 
  • macaron recipe adapted from Martha Stewart