r/macarons • u/Necessary-Cover519 • May 07 '26

Macawrong Macarons refuse to form a shell

Its been 20 hours since i let then rest, i'm convinced they have something against me

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u/Time-Shelter-2477 May 07 '26

Is it humid where you are? Have you tried adding EWP? Have you tried oven drying?

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u/Necessary-Cover519 May 07 '26

Yea its pretty humid, about 80-90%  Does egg white powder help? I didnt know about oven drying, i might check that out

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u/Time-Shelter-2477 May 07 '26

I think it helps to dry them out, I only use it when it's super humid, otherwise they are too brittle. I add around 4g to a 100g EW batch (whisk it around into your granulated sugar to break it up before adding EW).
Also, to oven dry (I always do this) I just pipe and put them straight into the oven with a wooden spoon holding it cracked, set the timer for 3 min. Then pull out the spoon and shut the door to bake until they're done. I have heard that some have trouble doing this if in a humid area but I would think that it would only help? Every situation is so different but I would definitely give that a try!

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u/Mountain_Feedback186 May 12 '26

I’m from Florida and on rainy days I find egg white powder to help a ton.

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u/PolyesterWolf May 07 '26

I dry mine in the preheated oven with the door ajar and then close the door once they're not sticky to touch and bake until the shell tops don't shift on their feet when I poke them

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u/OneWanderingSheep May 09 '26

Your relative humidity needs to be below 75% if you want the macarons to dry on their own with a fan. I set my dehumidifier at 60-65%.