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Pistachio "Financiers"

This version of the traditional French financiers is just as moist as the original but with a delicious pistachio flavour.

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Last modified on: March 10^th 2019

Keywords for this recipe:Small cakes Soft Moist Pistachio Financiers Almonds

For 50 pieces, you will need:

1 110 g egg white
2 100 g Pistachio powder or paste
3 150 g icing sugar
4 30 g flour
5 150 g Noisette butter
Total weight: 540 grams

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
19 min.	15 min.	34 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1

Pistachio "Financiers" : Photo of step #1

Mix 150 g icing sugar and 30 g flour in a bowl using a whisk.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

Pistachio "Financiers" : Photo of step #2

Add 110 g egg white and 100 g Pistachio powder or paste; mix again.

Stage 3 - 1 min.

Pistachio "Financiers" : Photo of step #3

Pour 150 g Noisette butter into the mixture.

Stage 4 - 2 min.

Pistachio "Financiers" : Photo of step #4

Mix thoroughly with a whisk.

Stage 5 - 1 min.

Pistachio "Financiers" : Photo of step #5

If you would like to add a little crunch, now is the time to add 100 g chopped pistachios.

Preheat the oven to 410°F (210°C).

Stage 6 - 10 min.

Pistachio "Financiers" : Photo of step #6

Pour into ingot-shaped "financier" moulds...

Stage 7

Pistachio "Financiers" : Photo of step #7

..or madeleine moulds.

Stage 8 - 15 min.

Pistachio "Financiers" : Photo of step #8

Bake for 15 minutes maximum, so that they stay moist.

Stage 9

Pistachio "Financiers" : Photo of step #9

Serve warm or cold.

Remarks

For plain financiers, see the classic recipe.

Keeping

A few days in an airtight tin.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,723 Kcal or 7,214 Kj	12 gr	182 gr	130 gr
86 %	5 %	17 %	20 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
319 Kcal or 1,336 Kj	2 gr	34 gr	24 gr
16 %	1 %	3 %	4 %

Per piece
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
34 Kcal or 142 Kj	< 1 gr	4 gr	3 gr
2 %	<1 %	<1 %	<1 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 50 pieces : 2.38 €
Per piece : 0.05 €

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Source

Home made.

This recipe uses (among others)

	Icing sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Diamond biscuits, Moist Lemon Cake, Calissons, Nanou's chocolate cake, Macarons (the original French macaroons) , ... All
	Noisette butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pistachio madeleines, Chocolate madeleines, Lemon and lime cakes, Chestnut cake, Grapefruit moelleux, ... All
	Egg white: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Vanilla ice cream, Two-coloured chocolate-orange tart, Armagnac marzipan, Walnut paste, Coconut "croute à thé", ... All
	Pistachio powder or paste: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Crusty pistachio, almond and apricot flan, Pistachio cake, Pistachio custard tart, Sicilian Epiphany Pie, Pistachio panna cotta with custard, ... All

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