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A few tips, sift 3 times, pipe them out then let skin form 30 min b4 putting them in the oven, add extra cinamon, no liquid food colouring only gel.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2021-11-24","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"GoldTooth"},"reviewBody":"Wonderful recipe! This is my second time making them and they have turned out great both times!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2023-12-20","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"Lynn836"},"reviewBody":"
It seems a couple steps are missing. 1- you need to stir the mixture more than just folding so it can develop \"feet\". 2- they need to rest for 30 mins before baking to get a \"skin\". I tried this as written and they taste good but they didn't develop feet so this is not a traditional macaron recipe. <\/p>","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":4,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2023-04-09","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"tkuehl"},"reviewBody":"
I was afraid to make these, because of other comments on the baking challenge site. But followed the recipe and they turned out awesome. Not that difficult, just time consuming.<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2020-12-05","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"GreenSword"},"reviewBody":"While mine certainly don\u2019t look like the ones in the photo (it\u2019s my first time making these) they taste great. I\u2019ll have to practice more to perfect the technique. Just the thing to bake on a snowy day.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}}]},"video":{"data":{"status":204},"message":"No shortcode found in recipe"},"rms_legacy_id":"226293","romance_copy_dek":"These macarons are a fall and winter staple for me. 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