French Macarons for Beginners - by Natalie Wong (Paperback)

About the Book

"From whipping up the meringue to properly folding and piping the batter, this macaron guide takes you through the process in detail, step-by-step, to ensure success with your very first batch. But should you make a macaron mistake, no worries, there is an in-depth troubleshooting chapter that will help you figure out what went wrong."--Publisher's description.

Book Synopsis

A comprehensive beginner's guide to making macarons

Learn how you can make the kinds of beautiful and delicious macarons you'd expect to find in a Parisian patisserie in the comfort of your own kitchen. French Macarons for Beginners provides foolproof instructions for mastering these notoriously finicky confections.

From whipping up the meringue to properly folding and piping the batter, this macaron guide takes you through the process in detail, step-by-step, to help ensure success--starting with your very first batch.

This French pastry cookbook includes:

• Macaron basics--Head off to macaron school and bake up picture-perfect macarons with the assistance of complete, easy-to-follow directions.
• A range of flavors--Mix and match 30 shell recipes and 30 filling recipes to satisfy your personal taste.
• Cookie troubleshooting--Solve problems like cracked shells, grainy ganache, curdled buttercream, and more.

With this macaron cookbook, you'll learn how easy it is to create incredible, colorful sweets in any flavor you can imagine.

Review Quotes

"I am not new to baking but am new to macarons. I'd never even eaten one! My son, however, loves them. I tried online recipes but I was having very mixed results. I happened onto this book and AM SO GLAD I DID!" -- Amazon customer

"I love this book! It's perfect for the person that's never done these before and want to figure it out. There's step by step instructions, plus, a list of troubleshooting for errors. There are recipes for shells and fillings and even combo suggestions. She's thought of EVERYTHING!" -- Amazon customer

"What a great little book! Very explanatory and easy to follow. Many pictures and mouthwatering recipes. My first try didn't quite look as perfect as they should (my fault - the book explained what I did wrong), but WOW they tasted YUMMY. This book would make a great gift for you and anyone who loves to bake." -- Amazon customer