High Altitude Raspberry Buttercream Macarons

June 11, 2013

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I live in Colorado, and love to bake. Sometimes the two coexist. Sometimes, my batters do funky things. My cakes droop or raise too much, they cook unevenly or get all kinds of cray cray. Enter the high altitude recipes. In regular baking, it usually involves a little more flour. When you are gluten free, or heck with macarons even GRAIN FREE- what does that mean? It means testing. Trying. Tweaking. Or, you know, just trusting me and checking out this foolproof recipe for high altitude macarons

5 egg whites
1/4 cup sugar
2 cups finely ground almond flour, sifted
3 1/4 cups confectioner’s sugar
1 tbsp raspberry extract
1-2 drops red food coloring
Filling:
2 tbsp (or more for taste) Raspberry Preserves
4oz softened butter
8oz confectioners sugar

Start by preheating your oven to 300 F. In the bowl of a stand mixer, use the whisk attachment to create firm peaks with the egg whites and sugar. Next, sift the almond flour and confectioner’s sugar to get...
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Nutritions

Calories
102

Sodium
67mg
2% DV

Fat
4g
6% DV

Protein
3g
7% DV

Carbs
13g
4% DV

Fiber
1g
5% DV

PER SERVING ^*

% DAILY VALUE^*

Fat

Saturated Fat 0.53g 2%

Polysaturated Fat 3g 19%

Monosaturated Fat 0.5800000000000001g 3%

Cholesterol 0.54mg 0%

Sodium 67mg 2%

Potassium 49mg 1%

Protein 3g 7%

% DAILY VALUE^*

Total Carbohydrate

Fiber 1g 5%

Sugar 4g 9%

Vitamin A 159IU 3%

Vitamin B6 0.4800000000000001mg 24%

Vitamin C 0.8999999999999999mg 1%

Calcium 32mg 3%

Iron 1mg 7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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