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By DanaK in: Just Ballet on January 3, 2015 6 Comments

Show off your culinary skills with a batch of pretty pastel macaroons. They're a small light biscuit, crunchy outside and soft inside, made with ground almonds, sugar and egg whites. Macaroons are sometimes flavoured with additional ingredients such as coffee, chocolate, nuts or fruit. They’re particularly good made with freshly ground.

I hate sifting. I learned the importance of sifting from my mother-in-law Gail. We made macarons together after she had returned from Paris where she had taken a macaron class. She had me sift the almond flour over and over. When I thought I was done, she told me to sift it again. Then again. Sifting feels like a chore. It can be time consuming, but it eliminates chunks from your almond flour and ground pistachios. It is an important step that leads to smoother macaron shells. The more you sift, the smoother your shells will be.

This next picture shows the chunks that I removed from the almond and pistachio mixture through sifting. If I had not sifted, these chunks of nuts would be incorporated into my shell batter. Like I said, sifting feels like a tedious chore, but it is so worth it to have a smooth shell in the end.

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Janice Dohnson - January 4, 2015

But not fine enough that you don’t have to sift it again. It’s a chore, but sifting the powdered sugar and nut mixture one last time will be worth the effort and ensure a smooth macaron shell.

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    Kate Dawson - January 4, 2015

    We just got. But they fit great. Ballet shoe was true to her shoe size. and looks well made. Good value! The color ballet pink is usually a little closer to nude than pink but these are more of a blush color. The fit is true to size and the drawstrings are super easy to adjust to the size.

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    Age:
    30-39
    Expertise:
    Intermediate
    Confort:
    5 out of 5

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      Dana Cork - January 4, 2015

      These fit my 4yr daughter well but her foot is narrow. I ordered the most narrow ones but they are still wide on her foot. Other than that, they are cute and seem to be made well.

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      Age:
      22-39
      Expertise:
      Advenced
      Confort:
      5 out of 5
      Durability:
      4 out of 5

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    Veronica Knowels - January 4, 2015

    The color of the shoes isn't pink as some reviews stated, but it doesn't matter to me. They do not look like cheap plastic and are soft and allcomfortable.

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    Age:
    40-49
    Expertise:
    Beginner
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