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Unsalted Butter

Vanilla Lemon Macaroon

Light, crisp shells with a soft, chewy center, filled with a zesty lemon buttercream infused with fragrant vanilla. A delicate balance of citrus brightness and smooth sweetness in every bite.

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Ingredients

  • 140g

    Finely ground almonds (sifted)

  • 150g

    Icing sugar

  • 110g

    Egg whites (about 3 egg whites)

  • A pinch of cream of tartar

  • A few drops of vanilla essence

For the Lemon Buttercream Fillng

  • 75g

    SCS Unsalted Butter (at room temperature)

  • 125g

    Icing sugar

  • 2 tbsp

    Lemon juice

  • 1 tbsp

    Lemon zest

  • 1 tsp

    Vanilla essence

For the Raspberry Buttercream Filling

  • 75g

    SCS Unsalted Butter (at room temperature)

  • 125g

    Icing sugar

  • 4 tbsp

    Raspberry purée

  • 1 tsp

    Vanilla essence

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 180°C.
  2. Sift almonds and icing sugar together and remove the bigger pieces of almonds.
  3. In a pastry mixer, beat egg whites, sugar and cream of tartar until stiff peaks forms. Add vanilla essence to the meringue and fold in the almond icing sugar mixture. Mix until a thick paste forms.
  4. Fit a piping bag with a round tip (about 1cm). Fill half of the bag with the meringue mixture. On a silicon baking sheet line tray, pipe the meringue in small batches, about 1.5cm wide with double the amount of spacing between each portion. Tap the baking tray a few times on the work top and leave meringue to dry out for 45 mins at room temperature.
  5. When a crust forms on the meringue, bake in oven for 10-12 mins until macaroons have risen and spread slightly. Cool macaroons completely before removing from tray.
  6. Beat SCS Unsalted Butter with icing sugar in a pastry mixer until light and fluffy. Add lemon juice, lemon zest and vanilla extract.
  7. Repeat step 6 for Raspberry Buttercream fillings adding the raspberry puree instead of the lemon juice and zest.
  8. Mix well and fill half of a piping bag with a round tip. Repeat until all macaroons are used up and chill the macaroons overnight for a better flavour.

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