PSA: don't bake on a humid day like I did last summer in Atlanta

I tried making macarons during a 90% humidity afternoon and they came out sticky and flat - wasted $15 worth of almond flour and eggs. Has anyone else had a weather ruined batch ruin their whole day?

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nina_butler7d ago

That macaron disaster sounds like a real expensive puddle. Baking on a humid day is basically fighting a losing battle with the air itself. Did you try scraping them off the pan with a spatula while muttering about the weather like I did with my failed pie crust last July? My kitchen looked like a flour bomb went off and the crust was a sticky, shrunken mess that peeled the paint off the counter. Sometimes you just have to laugh and order takeout instead of fighting with Mother Nature.

the_lucas7d ago

My friend Jen tried making macarons last month and ended up with a colorful puddle and a broken oven thermometer.