4 macarons french macaroons Recipes

blanched almonds, sugar (very fine granulation), egg white (see note ), almond extract or 1/2 tsp vanilla extract, caster sugar (for dusting) (optional)

egg whites, ground almonds, icing sugar, caster sugar (superfine), caster sugar, extra (superfine), double cream (heavy cream in u.s.a.), egg yolks, sugar, vanilla extract (the original recipe says a pinch of powdered vanilla but i don tsp know where to get that, unless it m), demerara sugar, for sprinkling on top