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 1 kg, you will need:
- 1
220 g egg white - 2
300 g icing sugar - 3
160 g ground almonds - 4
60 g flour - 5
250 g Noisette butter - Total weight: 990 grams
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 220 g egg white into the flour, almonds and icing sugar mixture.
Stage 3 - 2 min.
Add 250 g 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 |
| 3,992 Kcal or 16,714 Kj | 49 gr | 372 gr | 299 gr |
| 200 % | 19 % | 35 % | 45 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 403 Kcal or 1,687 Kj | 5 gr | 38 gr | 30 gr |
| 20 % | 2 % | 4 % | 5 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 1 kg : 6.64 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
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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: Clementine Chantilly, Swiss meringues, Coconut paste, Diamond biscuits, Mirlitons of Guipavas, ... All |
 | Noisette butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pancake batter, Pistachio madeleines, Pistachio "Financiers", Grapefruit moelleux, Génoise (Genoa sponge), ... All |
 | Egg white: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chocolate mousse, Calissons, Macarons (the original French macaroons) , Succès praliné (praline meringue), Yvetot Douillons, ... All |
 | Ground almonds: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Apple and almond cake, Chocolate almond cookies, Caramelized apple rice pudding, Arlesian Biscuits, Almond dacquoise, ... All |
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