French macaron with cremeux from Limoncello Lazaris
for the macarons
Ingredients:
- 135gr almond powder
- 220gr icing sugar
- 110gr egg white
- 60gr common sugar
- yellow pastry colour
for the limoncello cremeux
Ingredients:
- 100gr fresh lemon juice
- 50gr cream limoncello
- 140gr common sugar
- 300gr eggs
- 100gr Extra sugar
- 5gr gelatine sheets
- 200gr cowbutter
for the macarons
Method:
- We sift the almond and sugar powder together.
- We blend the sugar and egg white in the mixer until it becomes a soft meringue.
- We combine the two contents slowly and soft together and add the colour.
- We leave aside the macarons about 20 minutes.
- We bake 13 minutes at 135 to 140 degrees. We let them cool down and then we pull them off.
for the limoncello cremeux
Method:
- We put on the fire a pot with the limoncello cream, the sugar (140gr), and the lemon juice to boil.
- In a bowl, we mix the eggs with the rest of the sugar(100gr).
- we mix together the 2 contents and bring again to boil until it becomes firm.
- we add the zelatine sheet and the butter.
- We put the cream in a long and narrow vessel, covered with zelatin, and let it cool down for one night in the fridge.
- The next day, we put the cream into a pastry bag and fill in the macarons.
- We put the zelatine sheet into cold water and small pieces of ice cubes.
We thank pastry chef Ms. Natasa Lepesi for the recipe.