Financiers
This delicious little cake gets its name from its shape, in the form of a gold ingot.
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Last modified on: July 10th 2017
For 70 Financiers, you will need:
- 1
110 g egg white - 2
150 g icing sugar - 3
80 g ground almonds - 4
30 g flour - 5
150 g butter - Total weight: 520 grams
How long does it take?
| Preparation | Resting | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 min. | 5 min. | 23 min. | 46 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1
3 min.
Sieve 150 g icing sugar, 80 g ground almonds, and 30 g flour, then mix.Preheat oven to 210°C or 410°F.
Stage 2
1 min.
Put 150 g butter in a pan over low heat.Stage 3
3 min.
Melt butter, skim off and discard any white foam which forms on the surface.Stage 4
5 min.
The butter will boil and make plenty of noise.Stage 5
5 min.
After a while, the butter will stop boiling and give off a light hazelnut perfume.Remove from heat, and allow your "beurre noisette" ("hazelnut butter") to cool.
Stage 6
5 min.
Mix 110 g egg white with flour, almonds and icing sugar mixture.Stage 7
2 min.
While still warm add butter to mixture, through a fine strainer to strain out any residue.Stage 8
2 min.
Mix well.Stage 9
5 min.
Pour mixture in moulds without filling them completely, because financiers rise during cooking.Stage 10
15 min.
Put in the oven for about 15 minutes, remove as soon as they are golden brown.Stage 11
You can also make fruits financiers by using small fruits like blackcurrant for example.Put 2 or 3 by mould.
Stage 12
And cook normally.You can use so any small fruits like raspberries, blueberry, strawberries, etc.You can also taste the pistachio financiers.
Remarks
So that they remain nice and moist, it's important that financiers are not overcooked. Watch carefully towards the end of cooking time.
Serve financiers with coffee or tea, or with fruit desserts.
Serve financiers with coffee or tea, or with fruit desserts.
Nutritional information
How much will it cost?
For 70 Financiers : 3.49 €
Per Financiers : 0.05 €
Source: From Gaston Lenôtre.
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Your 2 comments or questions on this recipe
I've been baking the finacers' recipe quite a lot. However mine didn't make the "little ball" in the middle of the small cake although they rised really well.
Do you have any idea what's going on?
regards,
Camila
It could be that your oven is not hot enough.
Regards
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