Oat financiers for Louise
These moist little petit-four cakes are called 'financiers' in French, as they are similar in shape to gold ingots! They go very well with tea or coffee. In this version, the usual ground almonds are replaced with rolled oats, blended to a powdery texture.
Last modified on: October 21th 2012
Keywords for this recipe:FinanciersSmall cakesOatFor 40 financiers, you will need:
- 0
50 g rolled oats - 1
80 g icing sugar - 2
60 g egg white - 3
80 g butter - 4
15 g flour - Total weight: 285 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 20 min. | 25 min. | 45 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 10 min.
Stage 2 - 2 min.
Preheat the oven to 200°C (390°F).
Tip 50 g rolled oats into a blender goblet.
Tip 50 g rolled oats into a blender goblet.
Stage 3 - 1 min.
Blend for a few seconds until ground to a powder.
Stage 4 - 2 min.
Stage 5 - 2 min.
Add 60 g egg white.
Stage 6 - 3 min.
Mix once more with the whisk.
Stage 7 - 3 min.
Pour in the melted butter through a fine strainer to remove any bits and beat again to mix thoroughly.
Stage 8 - 7 min.
Pour into special financier moulds if possible, or any other small moulds you may have.
Stage 9 - 15 min.
Bake for 15 minutes.
Remarks
It is very important not to overcook the financiers, otherwise they will dry out and go hard. The centre should ideally stay quite moist. Watch the cooking carefully and adjust the time to suit your own oven.
Keeping:
A few days in an airtight tin.Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,175 Kcal or 4,919 Kj | 12 gr | 125 gr | 70 gr |
| 59 % | 5 % | 12 % | 11 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 412 Kcal or 1,725 Kj | 4 gr | 44 gr | 25 gr |
| 21 % | 2 % | 4 % | 4 % |
| Per financiers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 29 Kcal or 121 Kj | < 1 gr | 3 gr | 2 gr |
| 1 % | <1 % | <1 % | <1 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 40 financiers : 1.61 €
- Per financiers : 0.04 €
Note : These prices are only approximate.
Source
Home made, warmly dedicated to Louise (from New York).More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Turnip top soup, Spinach and hard-boiled egg gratin, Steak burger topped with egg, Gratin Parmentier, Little Christmas biscuits, ... All |
| Icing sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Swiss meringues, Armagnac marzipan, Amaretti, Mirlitons, Santiago Cake, ... All |
| Egg white: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Walnut paste, Coconut paste, Pistachio powder or paste, Two-coloured chocolate-orange tart, Finger biscuits, ... All |
| Rolled oats: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Moist cereal bars, Oatmeal cake, Granola, Traditional nutty choc-chip cookies, Oaty walnut cake , ... All |
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