ALMOND-LEMON MACAROONS (ALMENDRADOS)
Almendrados, which date from the 15th century or earlier, are cookies made of ground blanched almonds, lemon zest, egg and sugar. They are left out to dry for a day before baking. (In the recipe given here, I've called for 12 hours in the refrigerator.) I have tasted this type of cookie in many guises, and often the dough spreads out too thinly. But with the cookbook author Ana Benarroch de Bensadón's method it kept its shape perfectly.
Provided by Joan Nathan
Categories dessert
Time 35m
Yield About 30 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Using a food processor equipped with a metal blade, grind 2 cups almonds very finely. Add 3/4 cup sugar, the egg and lemon zest, and pulse to make a cohesive dough. Transfer to a medium bowl, cover and refrigerate for at least 12 hours.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a nonstick liner. Place remaining 1/4 cup sugar in a small bowl.
- Pinching off pieces of dough about the size of a walnut, roll them first into balls, then into sugar. Gently press an almond point first into top of each cookie, so that half the almond can be seen. Arrange cookies one inch apart on baking sheet.
- Bake until cookies have barest hint of color but still remain soft, 8 to 10 minutes. (Cookies must be soft when removed from oven to avoid excess hardening when they cool.) Cool completely, and store in an airtight container.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 29, UnsaturatedFat 0 grams, Carbohydrate 7 grams, Fat 0 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 0 grams, SaturatedFat 0 grams, Sodium 2 milligrams, Sugar 7 grams, TransFat 0 grams
LEMON MACAROONS
Provided by Alex Guarnaschelli
Categories dessert
Time 38m
Yield 30 macaroons
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- These cookies are light and fun to make. They can be a great fall or winter addition to some chocolate treats.
- Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F. In a medium bowl, sift together the powdered sugar and almond flour.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat the 5 egg whites for 1 minute to combine. Add the cream of tartar and continue beating the whites on high speed until soft peaks form, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the scraped vanilla bean seeds and continue beating until it is fully incorporated and the whites are glossy, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove the bowl from the mixer and use a rubber spatula to gently fold in the lemon zest and the powdered sugar mixture.
- Coat 1 or 2 large baking sheets with a layer of parchment paper. Spray the paper with a thin layer of nonstick spray. Put heaping teaspoonfuls of the batter about 2-inches apart on the tray(s). Take care to leave the space between each mound because this batter spreads as it bakes.
- Put the tray in the center of the oven and bake for 8 minutes, then raise the temperature to 375 degrees F and bake until the cookies are golden brown around the edges and form a nice shell-like exterior, about 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow them to cool for a few minutes before gingerly removing them from the tray with an offset spatula. Take care! They can stick to the paper.
ALMENDRADOS (ALMOND-LEMON MACAROONS)
Almendrados, which date from the 15th century or earlier, are cookies made of ground blanched almonds, lemon zest, egg and sugar. They are left out to dry for a day before baking. (In the recipe given here, I've called for 12 hours in the refrigerator.) I have tasted this type of cookie in many guises, and often the dough spreads out too thinly. But with the cookbook author Ana Benarroch de Bensadón's method it kept its shape perfectly.
Provided by Joan Nathan
Categories dessert
Time 35m
Yield About 30 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Using a food processor equipped with a metal blade, grind 2 cups almonds very finely. Add 3/4 cup sugar, the egg and lemon zest, and pulse to make a cohesive dough. Transfer to a medium bowl, cover and refrigerate for at least 12 hours.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a nonstick liner. Place remaining 1/4 cup sugar in a small bowl.
- Pinching off pieces of dough about the size of a walnut, roll them first into balls, then into sugar. Gently press an almond point first into top of each cookie, so that half the almond can be seen. Arrange cookies one inch apart on baking sheet.
- Bake until cookies have barest hint of color but still remain soft, 8 to 10 minutes. (Cookies must be soft when removed from oven to avoid excess hardening when they cool.) Cool completely, and store in an airtight container.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 29, UnsaturatedFat 0 grams, Carbohydrate 7 grams, Fat 0 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 0 grams, SaturatedFat 0 grams, Sodium 2 milligrams, Sugar 7 grams, TransFat 0 grams
LEMON-PISTACHIO MACAROONS
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories dessert
Time 50m
Yield about 30 macaroons
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Position racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven and preheat to 325 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Pulse the pistachios in a food processor until finely ground but not powdery. Whisk the egg whites with the sugar, lemon zest, vanilla and salt in a large bowl until frothy. Stir in the ground pistachios, then stir in the coconut until completely combined.
- Scoop heaping tablespoons of the coconut mixture onto the prepared pans. Bake, switching the pans halfway through, until the macaroons are golden, 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes on the pans, then transfer to a rack to cool completely.
ALMOND-LEMON MACAROONS (PASSOVER ALMENDRADOS)
These delicious and easy to prepare macaroons were printed in the "New York Times" (March 2007) and adapted from "Dulce lo Vivas: La Reposteria Sefardi," ("Live Sweet: the Sefardi Bakery") by Ana Bensadón. The dough require overnight refrigeration.
Provided by blucoat
Categories Dessert
Time 23m
Yield 30 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Using a food processor equipped with a metal blade, grind 2 cups almonds very finely. Add 3/4 cup sugar, the egg and lemon zest, and pulse to make a cohesive dough. Transfer to a medium bowl, cover and refrigerate for at least 12 hours.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a nonstick liner. Place remaining 1/4 cup sugar in a small bowl.
- Pinching off pieces of dough about the size of a walnut, roll them first into balls, then into sugar. Gently press an almond point first into top of each cookie, so that half the almond can be seen. Arrange cookies one inch apart on baking sheet.
- Bake until cookies have barest hint of color but still remain soft, 8 to 10 minutes. (Cookies must be soft when removed from oven to avoid excess hardening when they cool.) Cool completely, and store in an airtight container.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 92.9, Fat 5.8, SaturatedFat 0.5, Cholesterol 7, Sodium 9.8, Carbohydrate 8.9, Fiber 1.2, Sugar 7.2, Protein 2.6
LEMON MACAROONS
Categories Citrus Egg Fruit Dessert Bake Quick & Easy Gourmet Kidney Friendly Vegetarian Pescatarian Dairy Free Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Makes 16 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 325°F. Butter a baking sheet and line with foil. Lightly butter and flour foil, knocking off excess flour.
- Stir together egg whites, sugar, zest, vanilla, and a pinch of salt until combined, then stir in coconut. Drop 16 tablespoon-size mounds about 1 1/2 inches apart onto baking sheet.
- Bake until tops are pale golden in spots, 15 to 20 minutes, then carefully lift foil with cookies from baking sheet and transfer to a rack to cool completely, about 10 minutes. Peel macaroons from foil to serve.
LEMON-CURRANT MACAROONS
Steps:
- Whisk 3 egg whites, 3 tablespoons sugar and a pinch of salt until frothy. Stir in 3 cups shredded coconut, 1/3 cup currants and 1 teaspoon lemon zest. Drop by packed tablespoonfuls onto an oiled baking sheet. Bake at 325 degrees F until golden, 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool, then dip in melted chocolate.
WHITE CHOCOLATE-LEMON MACAROONS
Add a little zest to your macaroons with these White Chocolate-Lemon Macaroons! Drizzle these White Chocolate-Lemon Macaroons with a bit of melted semi-sweet chocolate for a dazzling display of cookie wonder.
Provided by My Food and Family
Categories Baking Ingredients
Time 35m
Yield 36 servings, 1 cookie each
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Heat oven to 325°F.
- Combine coconut, white chocolate, sugar, flour and salt in large bowl. Add egg whites, lemon zest and almond extract; mix well.
- Drop by tablespoonfuls, 2 inches apart, onto lightly greased and floured baking sheets.
- Bake 20 min. or until edges of macaroons are golden brown. Immediately remove from baking sheets to wire racks. Cool completely. Drizzle with melted chocolate.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 90, Fat 4.5 g, SaturatedFat 3.5 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Sodium 55 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 0.9697 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 1 g
LITTLE LEMON MACAROONS
Lemon flavoured macaroon biscuits sandwiched together with a lemon buttercream filling
Provided by ponsrhy
Time 20m
Yield Makes Biscuits
Number Of Ingredients 0
Steps:
- Mix the almonds, sugar and lemon zest in a bowl.
- Then beat the egg and add a good drop of lemon oil and mix the two with the nuts.
- Shape the mixture into about 20 small balls, then roll in sugar and bake at 180C for 10mins on baking paper.
- To make the buttercream filling beat together all the ingredients really well until completly combined. Add more lemon curd for a looser consitstency and a more lemony flavour.
- Finally take a small spoonfull of the filling and sandwich together two of the cooled macaroons which should be crisp on the outside and soft on the inside.
LEMON-ROSEMARY MACAROONS
Because they're naturally flourless, macaroons make a perfect Passover sweet. This variation infuses the coconut base with lemon zest and rosemary leaves for a bright, herby flavor.
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories dessert
Time 2h30m
Yield about 30 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Pile the rosemary on a cutting board and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon sugar; finely chop, then transfer to a medium bowl. Add the coconut, the remaining 1/3 cup sugar, the lemon zest, vanilla and salt. Use your fingers to rub and toss the mixture until thoroughly combined. Let sit at room temperature, 1 hour.
- Position racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven and preheat to 325 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Whisk the egg whites in a medium bowl until frothy. Fold into the coconut mixture with a rubber spatula until combined.
- Drop tablespoonfuls of the mixture about 1 inch apart on the prepared baking sheets. With damp fingers, form each mound into a cone shape. Bake, switching the pans halfway through, until the edges are golden and the macaroons are dry, 16 to 20 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes on the baking sheets, then transfer to a rack to cool completely.
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