Murdoch Books Secrets of Macarons

Después de varios intentos con los macarons, lo conseguí con este pequeño manual. Muy práctico y con cantidad de imágenes. Básicamente explica como hacer ese postre con el método del merengue italiano, es decir echando un almíbar caliente al merengue recién montado. El libro es muy claro. Otro buen ejemplar con muchos ejemplos es Les Petits Macarons: Colorful French Confections to Make at Home Con cualquiera de los dos puedes dominar la técnica, si no te salen vuelve a intentarlo de nuevo. Super recomendables cualquiera de los dos títulos.

I just received my order. I was surprised at how small the book is, but glancing through it I can tell it is PACKED with information and recipes. I can’t wait to start reading - and baking! I‘m so glad I bought this book.

This is a beautifully produced little volume, which is only about a centimetre thick and little bigger than a paperback novel, yet manages to cram in everything there is to know about making macarons. The embossed silver title and the artistic cover photograph indicate that you are in for a treat before you even open the book. Inside, the photographs, which appear on every page, are stunning. The book is split into two equal halves; the first half deals with ingredients and techniques, while the second part describes classic macaron recipes. The book's thoroughness is apparent right from the very first section on "the almond", three pages of pertinent facts plus detailed answers to questions such as "Can I use whole almonds and grind them myself?" (Yes). Every aspect of technique is described and illustrated in detail, including both french and italian meringue recipes. The section on making different ganache bases (with dark, milk, or white chocolate, or fruit coulis) alone is worth the price of the book to me. The second half gives detailed recipes for nine classic macaron flavours such as raspberry, pistachio, and chocolate, as well as some interesting variations. All are illustrated with photographs to make your mouth water. The basic (italian) macaron method is repeated word by word for each recipe. This can seem a bit unnecessary, but it does save you from having to flip back to the techniques section to check the tricky details. One criticism is that the text is printed in a tiny font. In fact there is so much information on each page that I suspect the original book was larger and has been shrunk down for this Murdoch edition. That's right, Murdoch Books Pty Limited produced this. It is a reflection on how interconnected our world has become that this book was written in French, translated into English, printed in China and published in Australia to be sold by Amazon in the UK. All in all, a sophisticated addition to any cookbook libray and a must for macaron lovers. Last week in Paris the price of macarons was 64 euros per kilo, so you will recoup the modest cost of this book with your very first plateful of dainty homemade treats.

Received item in good condition,thank you very much seller.

Recipes are easy to follow and organized very nicely. This book goes into detail about differences in the quality and kinds of ingredients you would potentially use. Simple yet very informative at the same time.