Valentine's Day can be a bit brash sometimes. That's ok.
Walking into a card shop is a barrage of red and bears holding hearts. Barry White has infiltrated adverts. Blogs are full of red, pink and heart shaped sprinkles. Celebrating love in any way is always a winner.
I didn't have the heart (sorry...) to break out the red food colouring for these. I love how delicate they look, how light and how pure. Like love. Uncomplicated love.
Macaron Recipe from Annie Eats
Ganache Recipe
Ingredients
200gr white chocolate
180ml double cream
1 jasmine green tea bag emptied out (around 1tbsp of loose tea)
Method
1, Melt the white chocolate in a bain marie and set to one side.
2, In a small pan, stir 120ml of the cream with the tea and stir over a medium heat until it comes to a gentle boil. Remove from the heat and strain the cream through a fine sieve into the still warm melted chocolate.
3, Add in the rest of the cream and stir gently to combine. When smooth, cover and leave in a cool place (fridge on a hot day, open window on a cool day) until it becomes softly set. Using a silicone spatula, beat the ganache until it lightens in colour, it should be the texture of peanut butter and perfect for piping or spreading.
yum! these look fab! love the nail varnish too. x
ReplyDeleteThank you Katharina :) the nail varnish is a Barry M magnetic one, love them!
DeleteI love macarons. Every time I read a post about them I feel like I have to try again, but so far I haven't managed really lovely looking ones, like your's here.
ReplyDeleteThank you Christian, the Annie Eats version was really easy (I didnt blend the almonds so hence they are a bit gritty looking) and would definitely recommend the recipe :)
DeleteStunning! And so elegant! Did you use a piping bag for them?
ReplyDeleteThank you Katharine, I used a disposable bag with the tip cut off :)
Deletelove that gorgeous box! I love that they're white and pure and almost innocent looking. glad there was no sight of pink x
ReplyDeleteThank you Shu Han, its a stationery box from Dotcomgiftshop - I love the antique look it has. I think adding pink or red would have ruined them for me a bit!
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I totally agree with you on keeping these white - they seem very angelic! Jasmine and green tea seem like a beautiful combo - fragrant and delicate. Gorgeous pics too!
ReplyDeletelooks great! Trying to work up the courage to make macaroons still
ReplyDeleteYes, so much nicer than red. I love red, but you can have too much of a good thing, especially around V day. They sound absolutely scrumptious.
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