So I'm only gonna show you the second batch 'cause the first one didn't come out right. It was an egg whipping problem. But the second batch started out getting piped like this -
They look good right? I did leave them for a half hour or so to get a skin. Then into the oven they went and by gum, they got feet!!!
I did have some cracked ones. I've made a few more batches since and find that it was the high oven temp that caused more cracking than not.
These were standard almond macs and I used almond meal, grinding it briefly in the mini-chop with the powdered sugar. You can see the little flecks of almond. I used the Trader Joe's almond meal. I sandwiched them with a chocolate ganache and they were a hit. I've already got orders.
I'm trying a different recipe than the Claudia Fleming's. I too started with the Tartlette recipe but I think I may switch to the Pierre Herme. The sugar content is lower. Thanks for this challenge. I'm glad to have these macs in my repertoire now.
