So, I don't know about you guys, but I had a Martha Stewart weekend. First up was the trio of macaroons: plain, chocolate chunk, and chocolate. Now, I don't want to brag, but I think this might be my closest picture to date. Of course, you can be the judge.
Here's Martha's version:
and here is mine:
OK, just kidding. Here is mine:
Not bad, right?My one failing was that I couldn't get mine as tightly packed as Martha's. I believe the reasons behind this were twofold.
1. the recipe calls for you to run your hands under cold water before beginning to shape them with your hands and placing them on the baking sheet, but I only did that once, and what I realized by my 3rd batch was that you were supposed to do that each and every time you shaped them.
And 2. my unsweetened coconut wasn't as finely shredded:
1. the recipe calls for you to run your hands under cold water before beginning to shape them with your hands and placing them on the baking sheet, but I only did that once, and what I realized by my 3rd batch was that you were supposed to do that each and every time you shaped them.
And 2. my unsweetened coconut wasn't as finely shredded:
So the first two batches came out much flatter and looser:
But the last batch, where I rinsed my hands before each and every shaping, came out much better.
mmm... Happy Pesach everyone!
p.s. UP NEXT: Martha's Easter Eggs Cover...
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