Recipes of Macarons

Gooseberry Macarons

Ingredients :

- 120 grams of icing sugar / confectioner's sugar

- 80 grams of almond flour

- 2 egg whites

- 1 pinch of salt

- 60 grams of castor sugar / berry sugar

- 1 pinch of pink powdered food colouring

For gooseberry jam :

- 70 grams of gooseberry ( alma) juice ( available from health food stores )

- 70 grams of gelling sugar ( jam or jelly sugar )

Method :

* Make macaron shells according to the basic recipe

* Prepare gooseberry jam : mix gooseberry ( alma ) juice and gelling sugar ( jam or jelly sugar ) in a saucepan. Heat the mixture and bring to boil. Cook for 5-7 minutes on high heat, stirring constantly.

* Pour the jam into a jar and allow to cool.

* To assemble garnish 1 macaron shell with gooseberry jam then cover with another macaron shell. Assemble remaining macarons accordingly.