green tea macaron with chocolate ganache

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green tea & chocolate macaron

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I headed out instead of heading home. I gave my email address out to people I met. I joined the crowd and went to eat after an event. I told people about myself datei youtube herunterladen. And I started a blog.

I have met people that I never thought I’d meet. Made friends with people that always seemed so “over-there” wallpaper for free. Put my foot down, gritted my teeth and made plans that I wouldn’t have dared to make in years gone by.

And I’m loving it.

mixing the matcha powder into the meringue

The best part of it all (apart from the fantastically amazing and hilarious and crazy people that I’m now proud to call my friends) is that this newfound joie de vivre has translated to my baking too hd videos von youtubeen.

after folding in the macaronage

I’ve meddled with a macaron recipe Free employment for dementia sufferers. Matcha’d it up. Increased the eggwhite mass and thrown in some lurid green (and oh so fragrant) powder in the quest for flavour fusion glory!

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piped out and ready to roll

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I’ll be honest. They weren’t the best macarons I’ve ever made (and I say this with three whole batches under my belt – how’s that for an underwhelming amount of authority?) but they were oh-so-well received that it completely made up for it.

cooling down the shells

And when said macaron light up the faces of their recipients, it makes the freaked-out-kitchen-pacing-torchlight-waving madness of it all so much more worthwhile.

cooling down the ganache

But enough of the raving self-awareness and inspiration-mongering-talk. This is a food blog, and you’re here for recipes.

Chocolate Ganache

Ok. It’s not really a recipe. Chocolate ganache is seriously one of the easiest things to make, and it’s the perfect filling (or topping) for just about any sweet treat that needs a chocolate injection.

You will need:

200g dark chocolate
250ml cream

How to do it:

1. Chop your chocolate up into tiny little pieces.

2. Heat your cream up in a small saucepan.

3. When the cream is just about to boil, whip it off the heat and tip it over the chopped up chocolate.

4. Wait three minutes then start whipping. The chocolate should melt happily into the cream, leaving you with a glossy chocolatey sauce. If not, stick it over a pot of boiling water for a bit and whip until the lumps are all gone.

5. Let the ganache cool, stirring from time to time, and when it has reached the right consistency for your intended usage, go nuts. It will set rather thickly.

pretty piped peaks of chocolate ganache

ps) The macaron were made using the recipe here, but with 110g egg white, 2tsp matcha powder and less the red food colouring.

a pile of green tea macaron