It is possible to make macarons without almond flour. However, since almond meal is one of the main raw materials for macarons, the unique aroma and flavor of macarons will be affected if almond meal is not added.
Macarons are a world-renowned French dessert. It is made up of almond flour, frosting, egg whites, and an assortment of jam sandwiches, and is essentially an egg white marzipan transformed. His texture is crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, with a sweet and sour jam in the center. It also has a distinctive aroma of almond flour, which is very rich. Macarons are small, round, colorful and very cute, and have become very popular in the domestic dessert world in recent years. The production of macarons is a cutting-edge skill that is difficult for the average confectioner to master.
Macaron desserts were invented by Italian confectioners, and after being introduced to France, they were improved and popularized. Therefore, when macarons are mentioned in modern society, they are considered to be the signature dessert of French confectionery. The original macaroon cookie is a kind of almond cake with egg white, and after it was introduced to France, it was improved into the shape of a double-layer sandwich. In addition to its aesthetic and practical value, it also represents a culture and a history. In the beginning macarons were the food of the aristocracy, but with the continuous development of the economy, they have also become the food of ordinary people.
The taste of macarons is very rich and diverse. The outer shell of the macaron is very crispy because it is baked at high temperature. But after a bite, the inner texture is supported by the toughness of almond flour and becomes very soft. In the middle, there is a variety of sweet and sour flavored jam, which makes the taste very rich and diversified. One of the reasons why macarons are popular all over the world is because of their attractive shape. Authentic macarons have a rounded shape with no pits on the outside. Between the two layers of the center, there is also a layer of lace-style edges, very cute. The variety of colors is one of the reasons why it is so popular. Because of the difficulty of its production, as well as more precious raw materials, therefore, the price of macarons has been high.