My friend, Faithy, is an accomplished macaron maker. I know that among her cookbooks, she has the french book Macarons by Pierre Herme. When Faithy said this book was coming out in English, I knew I should get a copy.
Everyone in my family loves macarons; who could resist these little jewels? I’ve only tried making them once before. I used David Lebovitz’s recipe. While the basic ingredients are the same, Pierre Herme’s technique is different. I feel like I had better luck with it, even though I know I need more practice. There were no bad and ugly ones this time, but the batter needs to be a little bit thicker.
I made the coffee macarons for my first effort. It seemed like the most straight forward (simplest) recipe – just a ganache filling, no cubes of jelly inserted into buttercream.
I was very happy with the taste and texture of the final product, as good as the ones we had in Paris – just aesthetic improvements for next time.
Ed took these to work for his Name’s Day, and they were a hit!
An accountant by trade and a food blogger since 2009, Lois Britton fell in love with Polish cuisine during the years she lived in Poznań, Poland. As the creator of PolishHousewife.com, she loves connecting readers with traditional Polish recipes. Lois has a graduate certificate in Food Writing and Photography from the University of South Florida. She is the author of The Polish Housewife Cookbook, available on Amazon and on her website.
evil cake lady
your macarons look so professional and pretty! congrats 🙂
Lois B
ECL – thanks, so much!
faithy
Hi Lois!! For your first try and such a success it is amazing!! 😀 Glad you baked them and liked them!! They are great isn’t it? I now use his recipe most of the time..i like the chewy texture of it! 😀 Hope to see more macarons on your blog! 😀
Laura
These look great! I’ve never tried to make them although I LOVE them (if you’re ever in Phoenix, you’ve got to pop into Essence Bakery – they’ve got WONDERFUL macarons… that said, they’re probably even better in Paris). 😉