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Western French macarons-crisp,
light, and delicate sandwich
cookies with ganache filling-are
the ne plus ultra of home baking.
They're fussy: the proportions of
sugar, almond meal, and egg whites
have to be just right, and you need
to mix, pipe, and bake them in a
way that loses as little of the air
you've just beat into them as
possible. This method calls for an
Italian meringue: hot sugar syrup
gradually beat into softly whipped
egg whites. It creates a stable
mixture, so the macarons are a
little less tricky to make. The
filling here is luscious and
vanilla-scented. Feel free to add
other elements and flavors, such as
finely chopped nuts or
chocolate-even dehydrated fruit-to
create interesting flavor profiles.
While these celebratory macarons
are momentous, you can enjoy them
while chatting about 2015's key
Oscar moments or these 25
mind-blowing Oscar trivia facts. As
long as you don't pull any
long-winded jokes that fall flat
like Neil Patrick Harris did,
you'll find your own hosting skills
are right up there with Ellen's.
She's tops in these Oscar host
rankings. SERVINGS:
