Bilbao Macarons Recipe

This recipe for Bilbao macarons attracts the attention of many people because, despite the general concept, it is completely different from the classic macarons that we all know and love. In fact, Bilbao macarons are a very famous dessert in Spain. Discover them and learn how to prepare them with the help of the following recipe!

Bilbao macarons are a sweet dessert usually eaten on the day of San Blasiu by Sebastia. These are usually accompanied by fluffy soft meringue candies.

The Bilbao macarons recipe includes egg whites, ground almonds, cinnamon and powdered sugar. But you will not get the classic French or Italian macarons, but something completely different!

But don’t worry, we’ll show you the recipe for classic French macarons below, so you can prepare both and see which one you like best. Read on to discover these wonderful sweets!

Bilbao macarons recipe

You don’t have to be from Spain to prepare and love this dessert. Bilbao macarons are ideal to be eaten after any lunch or dinner.

ingredients

• 1 cup ground almonds (150 g)
• 4 tablespoons sugar (60 g)
• 1 cup powdered sugar (120 g)
• 3 egg whites
• 1/2 tablespoon ground cinnamon (8 g)
• 1/2 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice (8 ml)

• 1 tablespoon butter (20 g)
• 1 tablespoon wheat flour (15 g)

Method of preparation

• Put the ground almonds, cinnamon and powdered sugar in a medium-sized bowl and mix.
• Then lightly add an egg white and lemon juice. After incorporating these ingredients, mix everything with a hand mixer. The dough obtained must be sticky, but have a compact texture.
• Take a tray and place on it a baking paper greased with butter and lined with flour, so that the preparation does not stick to the oven.
• Form small balls from the dough obtained.
• Sprinkle the sugar on a plate and pass each macaroni through it. Do not make them too large so that they can bake evenly.
• Before putting the tray in the oven, bake the balls a little. Don’t worry, they will grow again while baking.
• Bake macarons at 200

• Finally, take the macarons out of the oven and let them cool. Serve them with a coffee or afternoon tea.

French macarons recipe

French macarons are colorful cakes with egg whites, powdered sugar and ground almonds. They are easily confused with Bilbao macarons because they contain the same ingredients. The difference is that French macarons also have a filling.

Ingredients for French macarons

• 4 egg whites
• 2 cups powdered sugar (240 g)
• 1 1/2 cups ground almonds (225 g)
• a pinch of salt
• 2 drops of food coloring

Ingredients for the filling

• 2 cups powdered sugar (240 g)
• 1 cup butter (200 g)
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract (15 ml)
• 2 tablespoons whipped cream (30 ml)
• 1 tablespoon lemon peel (15 g)
• 1 tablespoon cocoa powder (15 g)

How to make French macarons

• For starters, beat the egg whites, salt and powdered sugar well in a medium-sized bowl until you get a firm foam.
• Then add the ground almonds and your favorite food coloring (you can skip this step). Put the dough obtained in a pastry bag.
• Put baking paper on a tray and form macarons with the help of the pastry bag (pos). Leave enough space between them so that they do not stick when baking.
• Finally, put them in the oven at 200
• Take them out of the oven and leave them to cool while you prepare the filling.

How to make macarons filling

• First, beat the butter until creamy and add the powdered sugar, vanilla and whipped cream.
• Then incorporate the lemon peel and cocoa powder.
• At the end, assemble macarons as if they were sandwiches and serve with your loved ones.

Try these delicious macarons recipes today!