Collaboration!

Hi Everyone, 

So yesterday on Friday the group decided to get together to make our video which is another component to this assignment. We decided to make a video that related to food so we could post it onto our blog. We ended up making macaroons!!! 

It was interesting to see how each and everyone of our skills varied in the kitchen  =D. If you have time give this recipe a go, it's not too difficult as long as you follow the instructions you'll be fine, don't be afraid, have faith and have a go!

This was our results, don't they look yummy!

To make the macaroons, you need the following:

Ingredients

• 4 large egg whites (or 5 small) 140g 
•  70g  caster sugar 
•  230g pure icing sugar  OR  230g  icing mixture
•  120g almond meal
• 2g salt (tiny pinch)
• gel food colouring (optional)

Method

1. Preheat oven to 150 degrees C
2. Place egg whites and caster sugar in a bowl and mix with electric mixer until stiff enough to turn the bowl upside down without it falling our, continue to whip for 1-2 minutes (depends on your mixer).
3. Add gel or powdered food colouring and continue to mix for 20 seconds.
4. Sift the almond meal and icing sugar and salt twice, discarding any lumps to pass through the sieve. Fold into the egg white mixture (30- 50 folds) using a rubber spatula. The mixture should be smooth and viscous, but not runny.  

Note
over-mix = flat macaroons with no foot
under mix= will not have a smooth top

1. Pipe onto trays lined with baking paper (NON-stick), rap (bang down) trays on a bench firmly 4 times rotating the tray as you go.
2. Bake in the oven for 20 minutes. 
3. If one comes off the tray fairly cleanly, it's ready, if not bake for a little longer.

Ganache Recipe

• 100g chocolate melts
• 30ml thicken cream
• Bring the cream to the boil and pour over the chocolate and let it stand for a minute and then stir.
• If it's not melted adequately melt in the microwaver for 20 seconds and then stir- repeat until smooth.
• Let the ganache cool before piping onto macaroons. 

Recipe taken from Ann. http://www.howtocookthat.net/public_html/easy-macaron-macaroon-recipe/

Our group's attempt of making macaroons!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuIBdLRhXLM&feature=youtu.be

Signing off xoxo.