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Financiers

Name: Financiers
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 70 Financiers
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 500 g financier batter

This delicious little cake gets its name from its shape, in the form of a gold ingot.

349 K 2× 4.7/5 (49 reviews)

20 min.

Easy

3.35 €

70 Financiers ingredients

1 Ingredient

Last modified on: April 14^th 2020

For 70 Financiers, you will need:

1 500 g financier batter
Total weight: 500 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation: 5 min.

Cooking: 15 min.

All in all: 20 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 5 min.

Preheat the oven to 410°F (210°C).

Pour mixture in moulds without filling them completely, because financiers rise during cooking.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 15 min.

Put in the oven for about 15 minutes, remove as soon as they are golden brown.

Stage 3

You can also make fruits financiers by using small fruits like blackcurrant for example.

Put 2 or 3 by mould.

Stage 4

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.

Keeping: Several days in a closed metal box.

Source: From Gaston Lenôtre.

Nutritional information

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	130 RDI=50 %	930 RDI=90 %	750 RDI=110 %	2,020 RDI=100 %	8,440 RDI: 100 %
Per 100 g	30 RDI=10 %	190 RDI=20 %	150 RDI=20 %	400 RDI=20 %	1,690 RDI: 20 %
Per piece	1 RDI=1 %	10 RDI=1 %	10 RDI=2 %	30 RDI=1 %	120 RDI: 1 %

Possible allergens in this recipe: egg, Nuts, Gluten, milk

How much will it cost?

For 70 Financiers : 3.35 €
Per Financiers : 0.05 €

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Financier batter

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The 2 comments already posted on this recipe

Hi,

It could be that your oven is not hot enough.

Regards
Posted by jh july 9^th 2012 at 10:43 n° 2
Hi,
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
Posted by Camila july 6^th 2012 at 17:06 n° 1

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