Chocolard Pumpkin Macaron
Chocolard Pumpkin Macaron
Chocolard Pumpkin Macaron
macaron
Potimacaron chocolard (fr)
Recipe given by
William Lamagnère
Chef Patissier, La Closerie des Lilas, Paris
Hazelnut almond macaron
Roasted hazelnut powder (Grand Noyer)170 g
Almond powder470 g
Icing sugar530 g
Egg whites200 g
Water130 g
Caster sugar470 g
Egg whites200 g
Mix the almond powder, hazelnut powder and the icing sugar
in a mixing bowl. Add the egg whites and create a batter. Boil water and sugar to
118°C and pour onto the pre-whipped egg whites without stopping the mixer. Cool
the mixture to approximately 50°C. The egg whites must be firm enough to create a
firm peak. Fold the meringue 3 times into the previous batter. Now you need to
macaronner (a French word to describe when you fold the macaron batter, lightly
knocking back the volume). This step in very important, the secret to creating perfect
feet on your macarons after baking. To do this you will need to fold the mass slightly
knocking back the volume with a rubber spatula. Continue until the batter is smooth,
shiny and forms a ribbon. Pipe the batter with a #12 tip onto trays covered with
baking paper and leave to crust for at least one hour. Preheat the fan forced oven
with the vent opened at 150°C. Bake with double trays for 16 minutes depending on
the oven.
Chocolard ganache
Cream 35% fat550 g
Smoked pork belly from Giles Verot200 g
Dark chocolate from Madagascar 62% (Valrhona)500 g
Inverted sugar50 g
Salted butter175 g
Boil cream and pork belly, take off the heat and infuse for a minimum of 2 hours.
Strain and weigh up 500 g of infused cream, emulsify the hot infusion onro melted
chocolate, add inverted sugar, butter and mix well with the hand mixer. Wrap with
cling film directly onto the surface of the ganache. Leave to pre-crystalise
at room temperature.
Runny pumpkin centre
Pumpkin cooked in water400 g
Citric acid2 g
Neutral glaze Absolu Cristal (Valrhona)600 g
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