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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 14^th 2020

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For 1 kg 500 g, you will need:

1 11.6 oz egg white
2 15.8 oz icing sugar
3 1 lb + 3.2 oz ground almonds
4 4.9 oz flour
5 13.2 oz Noisette butter

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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.

Sieve together 15.8 oz icing sugar, 1 lb + 3.2 oz ground almonds, and 4.9 oz flour, then mix.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

Mix 11.6 oz egg white into the flour, almonds and icing sugar mixture.

Stage 3 - 2 min.

Add 13.2 oz Noisette butter to the mixture.

Stage 4 - 2 min.

Mix well.

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
5,988 Kcal or 25,071 Kj	74 gr	559 gr	448 gr
222 %	21 %	39 %	50 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
403 Kcal or 1,687 Kj	5 gr	38 gr	30 gr
15 %	1 %	3 %	3 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2700 k-calories or 11300 k-joules by day for a man (change to a woman).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Egg, Nuts, Gluten, Milk

How much will it cost?

For 1 kg 500 g : 8.53 £

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