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Hazelnut French macarons with chocolate ganache

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Read about macarons and meringues in the BrightCulinary Book

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Ingredients
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Techniques
Cook 4.5 oz sugar with 3 oz water to a syrup.
  • 4½ oz sugar
  • 3 oz H2O
  • 4½ oz hazelnut flour
  • 4½ oz powdered sugar
  • 1 whole tempered egg white
Sift equal parts hazelnut flour and powdered sugar; mix with one egg white to a paste.
  • 3 oz egg whites
When the syrup reaches 118 degrees Celsius, pour it very slowly into 3 oz of foamy egg whites and beat about five minutes until shiny and folding over on itself.
Italian meringue
Add the meringue to the paste in two stages and mix 5 to 10 minutes until evenly incorporated.
Combining and piping
Pipe evenly onto the tray with a medium round tip, tap on the counter, and let dry about 15 minutes.
Bake at 325 for 12 to 15 minutes; cool about 15 minutes.
  • chocolate ganache
Sandwich with chocolate ganache.
Filling with ganache