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Giant macaroons

post #1 of 4
9/11/08 at 11:04pm
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Dear all,

Can anyone share with me a good recipe for Giant macaroons?? stable and strong.. need something solid for display. i meant "GIANT"

ASAP pls
kp
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post #2 of 4
9/14/08 at 11:13am
By macaroons, do you mean the American version with a bunch of coconut in them or the classic French meringue/nut flour version (macaron)?

Macaroon has turned into a catch-all word and means many things to many people--I've even seen some recipes that contain corn flakes!:eek:
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post #3 of 4
9/14/08 at 4:25pm
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am referring to the classical types.. french/ italian version.
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post #4 of 4
9/14/08 at 4:52pm
I am not aware of having to do anything particularly different for a giant macaron than you'd have to do for a regular 1 1/4-1/2 inch type except to pipe them larger. The largest I've seen of the classic kind are about 3-4 inches in diameter. Not sure if you'd have to do anything differently if you want something larger than that. If you want something really giant, just for display, I'd just do a straight stiff Swiss meringue, pipe and shape it to look like a big old macaron and then dry it overnight in the oven with the pilot light.

Anyone else with experience in this area, please jump right in. Good luck, kp!
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