French Macarons for Beginners

A comprehensive beginner's guide to making macarons, featuring thirty shell recipes and thirty filling recipes.

Delicate, delicious, and dazzling macarons conjure up dreams of elegant Parisian patisseries—and now you can make these beautiful petite treats in the comfort of your own kitchen. French Macarons for Beginners provides foolproof instructions for mastering these notoriously finicky French confections, as well as flavorful recipes that will make you say, "Oui!"

From whipping up the meringue to properly folding and piping the batter, this guide takes you through the process in detail, step by step, to ensure success with your very first batch. But should you make a macaron mistake, no worries; there is an in-depth troubleshooting chapter that will help you figure out what went wrong.

· Macaron Manual―Bake up picture-perfect macarons with easy-to-follow directions for essential techniques.

· Palette of Flavors―Mix and match thirty shell recipes and thirty filling recipes to satisfy your own personal taste and creativity, with fun flavors like blueberry, cookies & cream, espresso, and matcha.

· Tough Cookie―Solve all your macaron concerns with a thorough troubleshooting section, complete with remedies for cracked shells, grainy ganache, curdled buttercream, and more.