California Walnut Meringues With Limoncello Buttercream

"Original recipe is from the Canadian branch of the California Walnuts Commission. I cut down the recipe since I only had one egg and tinted the shells green and the filling yellow for a Springtime feel. Note the filling does contain a small amount of alcohol."
 
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Ready In:
1hr 12mins
Ingredients:
14
Yields:
8 meringue sandwiches with 1/2 tbsp filling each
Serves:
8
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ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat oven to 375°F Line a baking sheet with parchment (do not grease or use silicone).
  • Pulse the walnuts with the icing sugar in a food processor until finely ground, then sift. Set aside.
  • In a very clean bowl with electric beaters, beat the egg white, meringue powder, sugar and salt until stiff peaks form (this should take 8-10 minutes).
  • Beat in the vanilla and colouring until well blended.
  • Gently dust the walnut mixture over the beaten mixture and gently fold it in until the meringue is smooth and shiny.
  • Transfer to a piping bag (or plastic bag with the corner snipped off) and pipe 3/4" rounds on the parchment.
  • Tap the baking sheet on a counter gently (to release any trapped air bubbles), then set aside for 15 minutes.
  • Place in the oven and immediately reduce the oven temperature to 350°F
  • Bake 10-12 minutes and cool completely on the sheets.
  • For filling:

  • Cream together coconut oil, icing sugar, Limoncello, extract, lemon zest and colouring until creamy.
  • Chill at least 1 hour before filling the macarons with 1/2 tbsp of the mixture.

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<p>Montessori teacher, nutritionist and pastry chef: baking is my passion, but teaching the value of good food to whole families is close to my heart too! I have a passion for re-instilling the love of good-quality, home-made and mostly healthy food into the hearts and kitchens of children and their families today. I believe that any ?homemade? food, even when labelled as naughty, is a more wholesome treat than pre-packaged, cookie-cutter junk.</p> 9408826"
 
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