Matcha Macarons - Swiss Method

Learn how to make Matcha Macarons with two filling options: Matcha Buttercream and Matcha Ganache. Matcha Macarons 3 grams egg white powder optional, read notes 100 grams egg whites 100 grams white granulated sugar 105 grams almond flour 105 grams powdered sugar 3 grams matcha powder Matcha Buttercream 6 tbsp butter 85 grams 125 grams powdered sugar 1 tsp matcha powder (or more to taste) 2 tbsp milk (or water) Matcha Ganache 170 grams white chocolate chopped 60 ml heavy cream (1/4 cup) 3/4 tsp matcha powder Full recipe: https://www.piesandtacos.com/matcha-m... Notes: Vinegar: Before starting make sure to wipe down the bowls, whisks, silicone mats and everything you are going to use with vinegar, to avoid any grease particles of coming into contact with the meringue and batter. Egg white powder: Egg White Powder is not the same as meringue powder. Egg White Powder is made of only egg whites. They help with getting fuller shells, and specially when adding a lot of food coloring to the batter, because they make the shells dry faster. I recommend experimenting with it if you can find it. I use 4 grams for each 100 grams of egg whites for regular shells, and I have been using only 2 grams for each 100 grams of egg whites for chocolate shells. Food coloring: Make sure to use gel food coloring, not liquid. If you are a beginner macaron baker, I recommend going easy on the food coloring, as it can alter the batter a lot, and it can take extra mixing time, specially if you continue to add the food coloring as you do the macaronage. Scale: Please use a scale when measuring the ingredients for accuracy. Macaron amount: It will vary greatly depending on how big you pipe the shells, and on how runny or thick the batter is. Baking time/temperature: Baking time and temperature will vary according to your own oven. I recommend experimenting with your oven to find out the best time, temperature, position of the baking tray. Oven thermometer: Make sure to have an oven thermometer to bake macarons. It’s one of the most important things about making macarons. Home ovens aren’t accurate at all at telling the temperature, and even a slight 5 degree difference can make or break your whole batch. Tray rotation: Lots of bakers don’t have to rotate the trays 180 degrees in the oven every 5 minutes, but I do have to with my oven, or I will get lopsided macarons. Please adjust this according to your oven. White Chocolate: Make sure you are using very good quality white chocolate. White chocolate chips bought at the store are usually not considered actual white chocolate, because they don’t have the minimum required amount of 20% of cocoa butter. Look for white chocolate with a larger amount than 20% of cocoa butter. I like using Callebaut callets. Ganache or Buttercream: you can pick whichever one you want, each recipe should make enough to fill one batch.