Attempting Macarons was a little bit of a personal challenge this year. While the rumours of their fussiness are not overblown - in my heart of hearts I thought I would have 'the knack' and nail it first time. I did my research, read the blogs (Bravetart you are my teacher) compared the recipes, bought a scale... I was R-E-A-D-Y. Apparently not. Despite the homework, Macaron attempt #1 was, while not a complete failure, certainly not the vision of success I had prepared myself for. Not to be outdown by pastry, attempt #2 was much more successful thanks in no small part to uncovering the secret step that had been missed the first time... the drying.
The delicious combination shown is Coconut Macaron with Mango Curd centers... a little bite of tropical heaven. Here are the recipes:
