Chocolate Macarons with Nutella fillings

This was my second success macarons!
Recipe is the same as the strawberry macaroons, except that i add in 1 tsp of cocoa powder instead.

Macaron with strawberry compote

Ya ! managed to make a decent looking macarons at last!
Got the recipe from Carol 老师 . Its a good recipe cos i got it at first try !

Recipe by Carol老师 :-

可做出18-20个 can make 18-20 pcs

（A）cold, aged egg white 45gm、caster sugar 50gm、

（B）Almond Powder 65gm 

          Icing Sugar  60gm

1) Grind almond powder with icing sugar .

2) Sift it. DO not include the chunky bits, just throw away , it is ok .

3) whisk egg white and caster sugar till stiff peak ( end a bit curl when whisk hold up)

4) fold 1/3 of the meringue into the almond powder mixture

5) mix well then slowly fold in the balance of the meringue

6) Fold until when you drop the batter , it will dissolved slowly in the count of 10

7) fill in a piping bag and pipe onto prepared baking tray lined with parchment paper

8) Dry the macaron for 30 mins to an hour till the surface is dry to touch.

9) preheat oven 200 C , put in the macaron, baked with door open slightly for 4 mins.

Then turned down the heat to 140 C and close the oven door. Bake until you see skirt forming. Turn immediately to 100 C and bake for another 8 mins.

Macarons

First time doing this macaroons, really temperate little pastry . Every steps need to be done precisely and with love !

Recipe as below using French Meringue method :-

53gm egg whites
28gm caster sugar

83gm icing sugar
64 gm ground almond

Sieve ground almond with icing sugar . throw away all the bits of almond .
Beat egg whites with caster sugar till near stiff peak.
fold in the almond and icing mixture . Stop when you test by drop the mixture and the peaks dissolved in the count of 10.

Pipe 1-1/2" in diameter on a baking paper. Tap hard on bench to release the air. Dry out the macarons till dry skin form.
Preheat oven to 180 C , turn down to 150 C and put in the macarons, bake for 14 mins.

Pipe out macaroons, no peaks , as peaks will dissolved by itself if proper macaronage is done

Unfilled Macarons , with feet ! yay!

Look ! No hollow ....yippeee!!

Filled macarons with dark chocolate ganache, Yum!

Macarons all finished up within an hour , really nice !