Grazie Mille, Luigi ! Madame Thermomix’s One-Minute Faux Macarons
In an effort to embrace modern technology and promote this blog, I not only maintain Facebook pages for Why Is There Air and for Madame Thermomix, but I have also recently begun Twittering – or should I say Tweeting – about Thermomix. I have to say that social media are amazing. Amazingly complex, amazingly high performing, amazingly “connecting.”
I would love to be tweeting as MadameThermomix but alas, someone else has taken that user name and doesn’t even use it, so for the time being I Tweet as ThermomixJane. I am disappointed that I am unable to complete my persona but hey – life goes on.
The other day I received a Tweet that contained a link to a brilliant Thermomix recipe for “Luigi’s 40 Second Biscuits” as published on Australia’s healthy eating Flourish Magazine. A little research on the web has revealed that this is a recipe from “Every Day Cooking,” the Thermomix recipe book that is included with the purchase of every Thermomix TM31 in Australia. It epitomises the speed and ease with which Thermomix owners around the world can make healthy, tasty and fun foods for themselves and their families.
These almond biscuits resemble macarons but without the egg white. I have modified the recipe somewhat to take into account the results I got. Take your butter out of the fridge ahead of time and make sure it is very soft; this will ensure faster mixing and therefore avoid over processing the ingredients. The Australians recommend sandwiching two biscuits around Thermomix Hazelnut Chocolate Spread, but I have used a plain chocolate ganache made in my Thermomix. The result is stunning!
Madame Thermomix’s One-Minute Faux Macarons with Chocolate Filling
Based on “Luigi’s 40 Second Biscuits” from “Every Day Cooking,” the Thermomix recipe book that is included with the purchase of every Thermomix TM31 in Australia. So fast and easy, it’s a brilliant kid-friendly recipe. Makes 3 to 4 dozen biscuits.
Ingredients for Luigi’s Biscuits
100 g Almonds
130 g very soft Unsalted Butter
100 g Sugar
2 tsp Vanilla Essence
150 g Plain Flour
Method
- Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease a baking tray or line it with a silicone baking sheet.
- Weigh almonds and sugar into Thermomix bowl and grind 30 seconds/speed 8.
- Scrape sides of bowl with spatula. Weigh in remaining ingredients and process 30 seconds/Speed 4 or until all ingredients just hold together.
- Form small balls and place on greased/lined baking tray. Leave plenty of room between balls; a 1-inch ball will spread out into a 2-inch biscuit.
- Bake for 20–30 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a rack and then fill.
Thermomix Chocolate Ganache
Recipe by UK Thermomix Director Janie Turner. Makes enough to fill three dozen small biscuits or to make about three dozen small truffles.
Ingredients
100 g plain chocolate, 55% cocoa solids (I often use equal weights of 35% and 75% cocoa solids for an average of 55%)
100 g double cream
Method
- Break chocolate into pieces and weigh into Thermomix bowl. If using block chocolate, carefully cut it into small pieces with the point of a knife and grind a few seconds on Speed 5 to assist in melting.
- Weigh cream into Thermomix bowl. Melt chocolate and cream together at 37° C/6 minutes/Speed Spoon.
- Scrape the bottom of the bowl to make sure there are no unmelted bits of chocolate. Melt a further minute or two if there are bits. Let cool; ganache will thicken as it sets. Do not refrigerate until temperature is within 10° C of refrigerator temperature to avoid crystals forming.
Now spread some of the thickened ganache on half of your almond biscuits and top each one with a plain biscuit. That’s it. You now have Madame Thermomix’s Faux Macarons. It’s that simple in a Thermomix.
Ah yes. I never found out who Luigi is but he’s a genius for inventing these delicious, fast and easy biscuits. So thanks, Luigi!
Bon appétit !
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