My first attempt at French Macaron!

Well, courtesy of photoshop these look okay but I made three trays of macarons and only about 10 came out. :-( These were much harder than I anticipated. The flavor was a vanilla cookie with a plum/rose butter cream. I didn’t do so good. I’ll try again next weekend and post the recipe if it comes out.

Things I learned:

1. Always put the cookie sheet in another cookie sheet. It keeps the cookie from getting to hot and cracking.

2. Let the cookie batter sit for a bit to dry out before putting in the oven. That really made a difference for the successful cookies.

3. Breathe. They are only cookies. (I kept repeating that OVER and OVER again)

Wish me luck on the next round!

The trip to find a Macaron - Gerard Mulot

Walking through the 6th, I remembered that Gerard Mulot was not far.  I quickly consulted my map for the quickest route. As I approached, the smell was more than I could have event hoped. There’s nothing like that smell.

I went straight for the counter of macarons and asked for a small box with their favorite flavors and in the middle of assembling the box, he pulled out a strawberry one and said ‘pour vous’. I love that here, when ever I’ve been buying something and excited they’ve given me a bonus. Perhaps similar to the idea of a baker’s dozen. The taste went straight to my lip and it was as perfect as it could be.

Gerard Mulot (Macaron)
76 rue de Seine (6th)
Tél: 01 45 26 85 77
Closed Wednesday