My daughter’s baby shower is next weekend and it is everything yellow. I thought some Lemon French Macaroons would be really pretty on the table, but I’m intimidated by anything French so I decided to give it a trial run today!
I found a recipe in Pinterest HERE. Just in case you want to give it a try.
The chef is confident that anyone can do it. (I hear you shaking your head and rolling your eyes right now…but I was determined!)
I assembled the ingredients and started with the merengue shells.
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I’m feeling confident. Just look at those nice egg whites! So far so good!
This is likely where things went downhill. Everything seemed to be going according to the recipe…
The chef issued several warnings not to over fold the batter…I I freaked a bit. I’m thinking in retrospect I didn’t fold the batter enough….
Note to self…sandwich bags are definitely a messy alternative to pastry bags. If there is a next time, get pastry bags!
I let the batter rest the prescribed time.
Baked them the shortest time called for in the recipe, but I think they could have used less time.
While the shells were cooling I made the Lemon Buttercream Filling.
The Verdict: DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME!!! Just kidding! But clearly this takes a bit of practice. So do try it…several times before serving to your guests.
It’s a good thing I already planned a few tried and true recipes for the big day! This one will need to wait. 😊
On a bright note, Maxwell likes them! Haha! He gave it his drool of approval! So…..
How did you spend your Sunday? 😜
like mercury colliding... 
April 17th, 2016 at 6:49 pm
The final product looks good. Even if they didn’t turn out well, I wouldn’t mind tasting those. Now I’ve got to look for macaroons.
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April 17th, 2016 at 6:56 pm
Thanks. A few more tweaks and I’m sure I’d be happy with them. But I’m not confident enough to present it at a party just yet! 😊
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April 17th, 2016 at 8:13 pm
Some of my best laughs are recipe disasters (tho not in the moment) but I always find them funny later.. Your “disaster” looks tasty tho 😄
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April 17th, 2016 at 9:06 pm
They were way too tart. Need less lemon. And I should have folded the dough a few more times…I might eventually get it right! 😊
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April 17th, 2016 at 9:34 pm
I would put money on it that you will..
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April 17th, 2016 at 9:41 pm
Haha…I do like a challenge!
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April 17th, 2016 at 8:51 pm
How come the chef thinks we can do it? What would make the chef think that? We didn’t go to chef school!!! I watch recipe instructions on Youtube now and I replay it over and over and pause as I go along…that helps. I made the best apple pie ever doing that! The macaroons really looked good and Maxwell concurred!! I know how you feel though. Have fun at the shower and congrats to your daughter!! 🙂
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April 17th, 2016 at 9:07 pm
Thanks Deb! I may give it another go. But not for the shower. 😉
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April 18th, 2016 at 10:27 am
It looks lovely Kat! Some of these things take so much practice. Great pictures! I can’t wait to hear about the baby shower afterwards! please xxx
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April 18th, 2016 at 12:03 pm
I took a photo of the only pair of shells that actually looked anything like the pinterest ideal! Haha. Most of them looks like balls – full of air pockets and too round. I may give it another go. Stay tuned for baby shower pics on FB! 🙂
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April 18th, 2016 at 12:05 pm
I will!
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April 18th, 2016 at 3:46 pm
This is EXACTLY why I do not like baking. I am sure I could have failed better than you at this, ~ HA! 😀
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April 18th, 2016 at 5:29 pm
HAHA! I only took a picture of the best set of shells. The rest looked like balls!!!
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