Caramel Macarons

Ingredients:

•  100 g egg whites

•  400 g icing sugar

•  2 tbsp. cornstarch

•  1 tbsp. caramel paste

Filling:

•  100 g whipping cream

•  200 ml cold milk

•  2 tsp. caramel paste

•  1 tbsp. caramel sauce

  1. Prepare pastry baking pan and evenly brush it with a thin layer of margarine. Set aside.
  2. Beat the egg whites, icing sugar and cornstarch until mixture has thickened. Stir in caramel paste and mix well.
  3. Add mixture into a pastry bag or a plastic bag with the tip cut off. Pipe the mixture onto a baking sheet and then let stand at room temperature for 10 minutes until the dough is stretched and thin.
  4. Bake in oven for 10 minutes at 170 C.
  5. Open the door to the oven for 5 minutes; close oven door and bake again for 20 minutes at 120 C until cooked and dry. Remove from oven.
  6. Filling: beat all ingredients until smooth and set aside.
  7. Take one side of a macaroon and spread caramel filling onto it. Sandwich it together with another macaroon side. Garnish with berries and fresh fruit on top and serve.

Yield: 20 pieces

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