Damián Betuar is a master pastry chef and jury of ‘Bake Off: Baked celebrities’. He is popularly recognized for being the main chef of the Hotel Palacio Duhau Park Hyatt in Buenos Aires, where he became one of the most prestigious chefs in the world and winner of two Michelin stars. His great talent in the kitchen has led him to cook for personalities of the caliber of Will Smith o Emma Watson.
Today’s recipe is macarons of various flavors and colors that this Argentine pastry chef popularized after his time in 2015 in the second season of Masterchef, where he gave a ‘masterclass’ to the program’s applicants on how to make macarons, one of Damián Betular’s specialties. Look look!
Origin of macarons
France or Italy? This small sweet, known as a macaron, has a dispute over its origin. They are popularly known for their delicate texture, crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, as well as for their varied flavors and colors. Although there are doubts about their true origin, it is believed that modern macarons evolved from almond recipes that They arrived in France from Italy in the sixteenth century.
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Today it is considered that their origin is French and they have become quite a icon of the city of Paris and French haute cuisine. The most renowned chefs like Damián Betular have let their creativity fly to invent numerous reinterpretations and flavor variations around the world. From classics like chocolate and vanilla to more creative options like lavender, rose and green tea.
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Basic macaron recipe by Damián Betular
This famous Argentine chef and pastry chef, known for his participation in various television programs, explains step by step his macaron recipe, his specialty, so that we can easily recreate it at home and have restaurant-like results. He has revealed all his tricks and tips so that we can create a dessert worthy of a Michelin star in our home kitchen and leave all our guests with their mouths open, let’s get to work!
Ingredients:
- Butter (necessary amount)
- 125 g almond flour
- 125 g powdered sugar
- 125 g egg whites (approx. 4 units)
- 100 g of common sugar
- Vegetable coloring of the desired color
Ingredients for the filling (strawberry flavor):
- Milk cream
- strawberry paste
- Caramel sauce
- Café
Ingredients for the ganache (optional):
- 100 cc of milk cream
- 200 g of the chosen chocolate (black or white)
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Step by Step:
- Paso 1: First of all you must put a bowl in a bain-marie with the egg whites and sugar. Beat until it becomes a homogeneous mixture.
- Paso 2: Once it comes together, take it off the heat and beat with an electric mixer until stiff (like a meringue).
- Paso 3: Next, add the previously sifted flour with enveloping movements so as not to lose the air obtained. If necessary, integrate it in two stages.
- Paso 4: Color the mixture the color you want with the chosen vegetable dye. If several colors are desired, separate equal parts of the mixture into different bowls and dye them, integrating the coloring with a spatula.
- Paso 5: Place the preparation in a sleeve and place it on a greased plate sprinkled with powdered sugar. With the sleeve, shape the mixture into little caps.
- Paso 6: You should let it rest for 2 hours and cook in the oven at a temperature of 160 degrees for approximately 4 minutes on each side. Let cool and take off.
- Paso 7: Emulsify the milk cream with the desired amount of the flavor of the filling, whether strawberry, coffee, mint or chocolate.
- Paso 8: If you want to make a ganache, heat the cream and add it to the chopped chocolate, then let it integrate and assemble.
- Paso 9: Let the filling cool and fill the macarons with a sleeve.
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Varieties of macaron flavors and colors
- Chocolate macaroons: They are made with cocoa powder in the dough and filled with dark, white or milk chocolate ganache.
- Raspberry macarons: Red food coloring is used in the dough and they are filled with raspberry jam or cream.
- Pistachio macarons: with green coloring in the dough and are filled with pistachio cream or pistachio paste mixed with cream.
- Vanilla macarons: They are made with vanilla essence in the dough and filled with vanilla pastry cream or vanilla buttercream.
- Lemon macarons: with yellow coloring in the dough and filled with lemon curd or lemon cream.
- Coffee macaroons: They are made with coffee soluble in the dough and filled with chocolate and coffee ganache or coffee buttercream.
- Caramel Macarons: It can be made with a creamy, smooth caramel ganache mixture, i.e. melted caramel or caramel syrup.
- Strawberry macarons: Strawberry ganache is used combining strawberry puree with melted white chocolate and cream.
- Mango macaroons: You can use mango buttercream, which is made by creaming softened butter with icing sugar and mango puree until light and fluffy.
- Green tea macarons: Green tea buttercream is made by creaming softened butter with confectioners’ sugar and green tea powder.
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2024-03-02 01:18:05
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