Name: How To Make Perfect Heart Macarons with Lemon Buttercream | Perfect Macaron Recipe
Uploaded: 2020-03-25T02:41:32.000Z
Duration: 5 min 12 s
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- [Natasha] Hey! It's Natasha of natashaskitchen.com

I'm going to show you how to make heart shaped macarons

with a lemon buttercream and they're easier than you think!

where you really have to weigh out the ingredients.

Combine those in a food processor pulse a couple of times

then process for about a minute and a half.

Sift your ingredients and discard any solids

Beat two room temperature egg whites in a large bowl

Then gradually add a quarter cup of sugar

Add a one inch strip of red gel food coloring

Add the entire amount of your sifted almond flour mixture

that has always worked really well for me.

Repeat this for 35 to 40 complete strokes

and a thick ribbon forms as it flows off the spatula.

Prepare two baking sheets by lining with parchment

or silicone liners, and place the heart shaped template

and I'll have a link to a free printable in the notes below.

Transfer all of your macaron batter into the bag

Do your best to stay inside the heart template,

but remember it doesn't have to be perfect.

Pipe from the top left, then the top right

pulling down towards the center to create a heart shape.

Tap each baking sheet firmly against the counter 15-20 times

Poke any obvious remaining bubbles with a toothpick.

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit,

and let the cookies sit at room temperature 30 minutes

or until they're no longer sticky to the touch.

Then bake one sheet at a time for 12-15 minutes.

While the cookies cool to room temperature

on the baking sheets we're going to work on

Put six tablespoons of softened unsalted butter

Cream the butter on high speed for two minutes

then add one and a half cups of powdered sugar

half a cup at a time and stirring between each addition

so that you don't end up in a big cloud of powdered sugar.

Once all the sugar is incorporated increase to high speed

Finally add two tablespoons of fresh lemon juice

and beat on high speed for another minute

Transfer the buttercream to the same clean pastry bag

Yeah, you'll want to lick the spatula when you're done,

and maybe the bowl although I'm not admitting to anything!

Flip over half of your macaron cookies and frost generously!

You see how I'm piping kind of in a heart shaped motion?

Normally you'd want to let these rest for a day or so

because the shell gets softened by the cream,

it absorbs some of that cream and they're just phenomenal!

So I'm just going to try one of these out

And you can really taste the little bit of salt

And that little zing of lemon juice, wow!

And they're really easier than you think.

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These are such a treat for Valentines Day!

make sure to check out our raspberry macaroon recipe.

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