Financier batter
This delicious mixture is for the classic little French cakes called "financiers" (because of their ingot shape), but it can also be used with fruit, like a clafoutis.
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Last modified on: April 14th 2020
Keywords for this recipe:For 500 g, you will need:
- 1
3.9 oz egg white - 2
5.3 oz icing sugar - 3
6.4 oz ground almonds - 4
1.6 oz flour - 5
4.4 oz Noisette butter
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Start to finish |
|---|---|
| 12 min. | 12 min. |
Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 3 min.
Stage 2 - 5 min.
Mix 3.9 oz egg white into the flour, almonds and icing sugar mixture.
Stage 3 - 2 min.
Add 4.4 oz Noisette butter to the mixture.
Stage 4 - 2 min.
Mix well.
Your financier batter is ready.
Your financier batter is ready.
Remarks
If you don't have hazelnut butter, or don't have the time to make it, use melted butter instead.
Keeping
1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
Source
Based on a recipe by Gaston Lenôtre.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,996 Kcal or 8,357 Kj | 25 gr | 186 gr | 149 gr |
| 74 % | 7 % | 13 % | 17 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 403 Kcal or 1,687 Kj | 5 gr | 38 gr | 30 gr |
| 15 % | 1 % | 3 % | 3 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 500 g : 3.60 $
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
Some recipes that use this recipe
Financiers
This delicious little cake gets its name from its shape, in the form of a gold ingot.
325K 24.6 20 min.
Hazelnut and cherry financiers
In France, these little ingot-shaped cakes are known as "financiers". With their blend of hazelnut and Griottine-cherry flavours, they are sure to delight.
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Clafoutis-style plum financier
The classic French "financier" is normally a little cake, but it can also be made clafoutis-style over fruit in an oven-proof dish.
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This recipe uses (among others)
 | Icing sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Succès praliné (praline meringue), Millefeuille, Pistachio madeleines, Coconut tuiles, Linzer torte, ... All |
 | Noisette butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chestnut cake, Pistachio madeleines, Grapefruit moelleux, Lemon and lime cakes, Génoise (Genoa sponge), ... All |
 | Egg white: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Piped petits-fours, Almond macaroon cake, How to beat egg whites, Macarons (the original French macaroons) , Chocolate mousse, ... All |
 | Ground almonds: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Armagnac marzipan, Almond macaroon cake, Fruit crumble, Sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée), Checkerboard biscuits, ... All |
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