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macaronage en · NOUN

Etymology

Borrowed from French macaronage.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The step in making macarons where the wet and dry ingredients are carefully folded together.
    • So, my thought is to whip up all of the meringue with yellow and then do the macaronage with half of the meringue. As those are baking, I'll add green to the meringue left in the mixer, briefly whip that, and then do the macaronage on that half. Between the two sessions of macaronage and piping, I suspect I'll want a break. 2015 September 29, Jolenealaska, “How long and how can I hold meringue before macaronage?”, in Seasoned Advice, retrieved 05 Jul 2020:
    • Did I learn a lot about the intricacies of macaronage (the term used for folding the macaron batter), that I actually didn't know how to make a proper French meringue at the time, and the importance of using a kitchen scale? Yes. Did I master macarons? No. 2019 April 2, Tessa Huff, Icing on the Cake, →ISBN: