Homemade Macarons (Original video)

Ingredients:

• 2 room temperature eggs
• 50g sugar
• 80g almond flour
• 80g powdered sugar
• Food coloring (optional)
• 60g sugar
• 1/8 tsp salt
• 60 ml milk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 220g unsalted butter

Instructions:

1. Separate egg whites and yolks. Set aside yolks for buttercream.
2. Make meringue with egg whites: Whip egg whites with sugar until stiff peaks form.
3. Sift almond flour and powdered sugar together. Mix until powder is invisible. Add food coloring if desired.
4. Perform macaronage process until batter is the right consistency.
5. Pipe batter onto baking paper using a template. Tap to remove air bubbles.
6. Dry the batter surface at room temperature for 40-50 minutes.
7. Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C), then lower to 300°F (150°C) and bake macarons for about 12 minutes.
8. Make anglaise buttercream: Mix yolks with sugar, salt, and milk. Heat gently until thickened. Add vanilla extract and cool.
9. Whip unsalted butter and gradually add the cooled yolk mixture to make buttercream.
10. Pipe buttercream onto macaron shells and refrigerate for a day for best texture.