Back to Italian Method, but Better than Ever. No hollows, full, and not too sweet!

Hellooo and happy new year! If you guys knew me back in 2016, you'd know that I said that I was a convert of the French method. But as a baker, you always want to improve. However, I've tried a version of the Italian method that I have grown to love and my customers do love it as well. I would love to share with you my updated Italian method recipe, as well as the French which is used in my recently published book (in the next post).

For starters, I will just use the Vanilla Bean Macarons recipe. I have adapted it from Bouchon Bakery's cookbook. If you've ever tried Bouchon Bakery, their macarons are not too sweet, slightly chewy but melts in your mouth. Paired with my delicious, fluffy, and not too sweet new buttercream recipe, it becomes a crowd favorite.

What I do like about this recipe is that it isn't too sweet (personally) and that the shells come out smooth and with smaller feet. They also tend to dry a little faster than the French method. I also have some new tips to add to help speed up your macaron making process, which I will include in another post later. I did not include a recipe for only 1 dozen, because the macarons seems to not turn out as well when I split it up in small batches. The original recipe makes 4 dozen macarons, but I'm sure most don't want to make that many. So I included this recipe for 2 dozen.

So let's get to it!

Hello I am back with lots of updates :)

Hi all!

I wonder if anyone still follows me here after leaving you all hanging for 3-4 years...A LOT has happened in that time. 

I used to have a job in commercial real estate after graduating college. I worked there for 2 years, but then my macaron business became too busy and I actually made more working for myself than my job. I also released a book on amazon woohoo! :) Check it out. 

I've also really focused on character macarons, I will be soon adding some tutorials to that. :) 

Here's some examples!  

I really appreciate you guys still following me after all these years, whoever you are! I'm so sorry I haven't kept up this blog. I do keep up my instagram however, @macaronsbynatalie and www.macaronsbynatalie.com. 

Happy new year and look forward to seeing some new recipes/tutorials from me soon! :)