Paula Deens Coconut Macaroons Food

COCONUT MACAROONS

Steps:

• Mix coconut, sugar and egg whites together in a saucepan.
• Heat gently, stirring with a wooden spoon until the mixture is warm but NOT hot.
• Remove from heat and leave until cold.
• Divide mixture into 18 mounds, setting them down on greased, floured baking trays.
• Top each mound with a half glace cherry.
• Bake 20 minutes at 350F until pale golden brown.
• Cool on a wire rack.

COCONUT MACAROONS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Combine the coconut, condensed milk, and vanilla in a large bowl. Whip the egg whites and salt on high speed in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment until they make medium-firm peaks. Carefully fold the egg whites into the coconut mixture. Drop the batter onto sheet pans lined with parchment paper using either a 1 3/4-inch diameter ice cream scoop, or 2 teaspoons. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until golden brown. Cool and serve.

PAULA DEEN'S COCONUT MACAROONS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a medium bowl, combine coconut, almond extract, and salt.
• Mix in condensed milk to form a thick paste.
• Fold in egg whites with cream of tartar. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets, about 2 inches apart.
• Bake for about 8 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.

COCONUT MACAROONS

Steps:

• Preheat oven 350 degrees F.
• Line 3 cookie sheets with parchment paper.
• Put unsweetened coconut in bowl of food processor fitted with steel blade and add 1 1/4 cups sugar.
• Process until mixture is finely ground and well combined.
• Put egg whites in the clean bowl of electric mixer.
• Set the bowl in a skillet with 1 to 1 1/2 inces of hot water.
• Place over low heat and beat constantly with a whisk until warm and frothy.
• (This will happen almost immediately; be careful not to overheat, or the whites will cook).
• Transfer the bowl to the electric mixer, which has been fitted with the whisk attachment.
• Add the salt to the whites and beat at high speed until they become white and thick.
• With the machine running, add remaining 1 cup sugar in a steady stream and continue to beat until thick and shiny.
• Add the honey and both extracts and continue to beat until stiff (the mixture will look like thick, shiny melted marshmallows).
• Remove the bowl from the machine and using a sturdy rubber spatula, fold in the ground coconut mixture and 2 1/2 cups sweetened shredded coconut.
• Combine gently but thoroughly.
• Using a medium-sized ice cream scoop, scoop macaroon batter onto prepared baking sheets, in 3 rows of 3 per sheet.
• Using your fingers, place a good pinch of the sweetened premium shred coconut on top of each mound, spreading gently to cover.
• To correct the shape of a mound, use your fingers to gently prop up and round the batter, which will be soft.
• Position oven rack on the center shelf.
• Place macaroons in oven and reduce temperature to 325 degrees F.
• Bake for 23 to 25 minutes or until light golden brown on the outside but still visibly soft on the inside.
• Let sheet sit on a wire rack for 5 to 10 minutes.
• Use a thin metal spatula to transfer the cookies.

TRIPLE CHOCOLATE COCONUT MACAROONS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees, Generously grease cookie sheets.
• In a large bowl, whisk together egg whites and salt. until foamy. Whisk in condensed milk and vanilla.
• Fold in coconut and 1 cup of semisweet chips and 1 cup white chocolate chips.
• Drop batter by heaping tablespoonfuls onto prepared cookie sheets and bake at 300 degrees for 20 minutes. Cool on pans 2 minutes, remove from pans and let cool completely.
• Melt remaining chocolate chips in microwave and dip bottom of each cookie in melted chocolate to coat. Allow to harden on waxed paper.

PEPPERMINT MACAROONS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300'.
• Line 2-3 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• In a large mixing bowl add egg whites and salt and mix on medium high until foamy (or add in a large bowl and whisk with a hand whisker, the egg whites and salt together until foamy about 2 minutes)
• Add in condensed milk and vanilla extract.
• Fold in coconut, white chocolate chips and crushed peppermints.
• Using a 1 1/2 inch ice cream scoop or a rounded teaspoon, drop dough onto the prepared baking sheets.
• Bake 20 minutes or until coconut just begins to brown.
• Let cool on pan for 10 minutes.
• Remove and cool completely on wire racks.
• NOTE: To crush the peppermint candies, add candy to a plastic baggie and roll with a rolling pin over the candy until crushed. Or add candy to a food processor and grind until lightly crushed.

COCONUT MACAROONS

Steps:

• Whisk together the egg whites and caster sugar in a large bowl for 2-3 mins until light and frothy, and the sugar has dissolved. Add the coconut, a pinch of salt and the vanilla, then stir until combined. Leave to stand for 10 mins.
• Heat the oven to 170C/150C fan/gas 3½. Line a baking sheet with baking parchment. Scoop teaspoonfuls of the mixture and roll into compact balls, then arrange on the prepared baking sheet. Bake for 10-12 mins until golden.
• Leave on the baking sheet to cool completely. Melt the chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water, making sure the bowl doesn't touch the water, or in short 20-second bursts in the microwave. Tip the melted chocolate into a small bowl, then dip the bottom of each cooled macaroon into the chocolate and wipe off any excess. Arrange on a sheet of baking parchment, chocolate-side up, then put in the fridge for 20 mins, or until set. You can use any remaining melted chocolate to pipe in zigzags over the top, if you like, then leave to set.

FIRST-PLACE COCONUT MACAROONS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the coconut, sugar, flour and salt. Add egg whites and vanilla; mix well., Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 325° for 18-20 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.