Kueh Macaron Recipe
August 08, 2018
These Kueh macarons pays tribute to traditional Singaporean kuehs. Just in time for Singapore National day 2018! For those not living in Singapore, "kueh" is a terminology for small snacks/desserts.
In the past, I baked Iced Gem macarons. This time round, I baked Tutu Kueh, Ang Ku Kueh and Peng Kueh designs. The details are challenging to pipe, but not impossible! Even though it's time consuming, I enjoyed piping these designs.
From left to right: Peng Kueh, Ang Ku Kueh, Tutu Kueh
You might be curious as to how I bake multiple macaron designs in a single batch. I've shared my method in previous recipes, but never in a video tutorial. In my video below, I demonstrate the way I portion and pipe the macarons.
One important point to note is that you have to work fast when mixing the different coloured batters. This is because if you leave the batter unpiped for too long, the shells will tend to crack or become extremely fragile. Thus, even when piping, I try to be fast and leave the details for last.
In the video, for easier comprehension, I showed a chronological piping sequence by design. However, when you are preparing it, make sure to prepare all the colours first, then pipe the base batters, before letting the shells dry to pipe the details.
In the video, for easier comprehension, I showed a chronological piping sequence by design. However, when you are preparing it, make sure to prepare all the colours first, then pipe the base batters, before letting the shells dry to pipe the details.
Hopefully it's useful for those who want to bake numerous designs and don't want to go through the hassle of preparing multiple batches for different coloured batters.
Thanks for reading!
KUEH MACARON RECIPE
TUTU KUEH, ANG KU KUEH, PENG KUEH
by Sumopocky
Yield: ~ 20 macarons
Ingredients
[For Macaron Shells]
Meringue: 70g of Egg whites + 90g of Castor sugar
80g of Almond flour
80g of Powdered/icing sugar
Food colouring (refer to table below in Step 4 for colours needed)
[For Macaron Filling]
Select your macaron filling here
TUTU KUEH, ANG KU KUEH, PENG KUEH
by Sumopocky
Yield: ~ 20 macarons
Ingredients
[For Macaron Shells]
Meringue: 70g of Egg whites + 90g of Castor sugar
80g of Almond flour
80g of Powdered/icing sugar
Food colouring (refer to table below in Step 4 for colours needed)
[For Macaron Filling]
Select your macaron filling here
[For "Banana Leaf" for Tutu Kueh & Ang Ku Kueh]
Directions
100g of White compound chocolate
Green food colouring
Directions
[For Macaron Shells]
1. Make the meringue. In a bowl, beat the egg whites on low speed using an electric mixer until it is white and frothy (approximately 1 minute). Gradually add the sugar 1/4 at a time. When the first addition of sugar has completely dissolved (approximately 1 minute later), increase the mixer speed to medium and add until all the sugar has been incorporated. Continue to beat until stiff peaks form.
2. Sift the almond flour and icing sugar to the meringue.
3. Begin macaronage. Using a spatula, start the macaronage process by folding and lightly scraping the top of the batter. Continue until the wet and dry ingredients just start to combine.
4. Split the batter into 3 portions, and prepare different colours of batter based on the table below. Apart from white batter, add food colouring and continue the macaronage, then transfer to piping bags. Use a piping bag with small tip for the deco batter, and medium round tip for base batter. For Tutu Kueh, use a small-to-medium round tip for base batter.
5. Pipe out batter onto parchment paper. Please refer to video above for demonstration.
Design
|
Base Batter
|
Deco Batter
|
Tutu Kueh
|
White
|
-
|
Peng Kueh
|
Light Pink
|
Light Pink
|
Ang Ku Kueh
|
Red
|
Red
|
6. Let the shells dry in a non humid place or an air conditioned room. You should be able to touch it gently with the tip of your finger without it sticking.
7. Bake in a preheated oven at 150°C for approximately 15 minutes.
8. Let shells cool and pipe with your desired filling.
[For "Banana Leaf" for Tutu Kueh & Ang Ku Kueh]
1. Using a microwave, melt the chocolate on high heat in intervals. Stir between each interval.
2. Add green food colouring to get light green, and transfer to a piping bag. Leave some to make dark green, and transfer to a separate piping bag.
3. Place parchment paper on a tray. Then, with the light green batter, pipe out a rectangle about the size of the Tutu Kueh/Ang Ku Kueh macaron. Start by piping the outline, and filling the center. [For "Banana Leaf" for Tutu Kueh & Ang Ku Kueh]
1. Using a microwave, melt the chocolate on high heat in intervals. Stir between each interval.
2. Add green food colouring to get light green, and transfer to a piping bag. Leave some to make dark green, and transfer to a separate piping bag.
4. Pipe out vertical lines with the dark green batter to make the pattern of the banana leaf. 5. Tap the tray on the countertop to smooth the surface of the chocolate.
6. Refrigerate till the chocolate hardens completely.
7. Gently remove the chocolate banana leaves from the parchment paper, and place the filled Tutu Kueh and Ang Ku Kueh macarons on top.
Enjoy!
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