Pim truffle maracons
Pim truffle maracons
PIM macaroons
Pim truffle maracons
Pim truffle maracons
PIM macaroons
Prep time 2 hours
Cook time 14 minutes
Level Difficult
Portions 6 people
For 6 gourmands...

Ingredients

 

For the macaron shells:

  • 125 g of extra fine, sifted almond powder
  • 125 g icing sugar, sifted
  • 125 g of semolina sugar
  • 90 g of egg white 
  • 30g water

 

For the truffle ganache (to prepare the day before):

  • 35 g of whole cream (more than 30%)
  • 62 g white chocolate
  • 1,5 g of glucose or neutral honey
  • 7 g finely chopped truffles 
You will also need some

Utensils

  • Casserole
  • Mixing bowl
  • Blender dipping
  • Electric mixer
  • Culinary termometer
  • Sieve
  • Socket pocket
  • Maryse
  • Baking paper
  • Clingfilm 

Step by step recipe

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Preparation of the truffle ganache:

  1. The day before, boil the cream then pour it into the white chocolate in three batches, taking care to mix delicately with the spatula each time. You will obtain a fairly liquid preparation.
  2. With a hand blender, blend for 30 seconds to smooth everything.
  3. Pour your preparation into a gratin dish, and evenly sprinkle your truffle, previously chopped into small pieces.
  4. Film your preparation and let it infuse overnight in the fridge.

 

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Preparation of the Italian meringue: 

  1. Put the water then the sugar in a saucepan, heat up to 120°C.
  2. Meanwhile, beat the 50 g of egg whites until stiff in a mixing bowl.
  3. When the water and sugar mixture reaches 120°C, add the cooked sugar to the beaten eggs while continuing to mix slowly.
  4. Finally, mix at high speed. Your Italian meringue is ready! Allow it to cool to 50°C.
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Preparation of the shells:

  1. Preheat your oven to 150 ° C.
  2. When the temperature drops below 50°C, add the remaining egg whites while stirring slowly.
  3. Little by little add the mixed and sifted powders (almond powder, icing sugar and caster sugar). Mix until you obtain a ribbon that is not too liquid. 
  4. Then take a piping bag and place your macarons evenly on a sheet of parchment paper.
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Cooking the cockles:

  1. Bake at 150°C, fan-assisted, for 14 minutes.
  2. If your shell sticks, add one or two minutes of cooking time.
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Assembling the macaroon: 

  1. Let the shells cool and remove the ganache from the fridge.
  2. Take a piping bag, fill it with the ganache. Place a dollop of filling on an inverted shell and close with a second. 
  3. Place your filled macaroons in an airtight box and place in the fridge overnight; They will be even better!
Pim maracons
Pim maracons
Pim maracons

An original recipe proposed by PIM des PIM macaroons.

Where to buy truffles?

Welcome to the land of black Diamond. Find here all our good addresses to buy and discover truffles.

Live the experience of the Lalbenque truffle market

Winter truffle market in Lalbenque
Winter truffle market in Lalbenque
R. Dose - Visitor Center Cahors - Lot Valley
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