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 14th 2020
Keywords for this recipe:For 250 g, you will need:
- 1
55 g egg white - 2
75 g icing sugar - 3
40 g ground almonds - 4
15 g flour - 5
63 g Noisette butter - Total weight: 248 grams
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.
Stage 2 - 5 min.
Mix 55 g egg white into the flour, almonds and icing sugar mixture.
Stage 3 - 2 min.
Add 63 g Noisette butter to the mixture.
Stage 4 - 2 min.
Mix well.
Your financier batter is ready.
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 |
| 1,001 Kcal or 4,191 Kj | 12 gr | 93 gr | 75 gr |
| 50 % | 5 % | 9 % | 11 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 404 Kcal or 1,691 Kj | 5 gr | 38 gr | 30 gr |
| 20 % | 2 % | 4 % | 5 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 250 g : 1.66 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
Some recipes that use this recipe
Financiers
This delicious little cake gets its name from its shape, in the form of a gold ingot.
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Hazelnut and cherry financiers
In France, these little ingot-shaped cakes are known as "financiers". With their blend of hazelnut and Griottine-cherry flavours, they are sure to delight.
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This recipe uses (among others)
 | Icing sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Santiago Cake, Little Christmas biscuits, Moist Lemon Cake, Swiss meringues, Coconut tuiles, ... All |
 | Noisette butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pancake batter, Pistachio "Financiers", Génoise (Genoa sponge), Lemon and lime cakes, Chocolate madeleines, ... All |
 | Egg white: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Yvetot Douillons, Cigarettes Russes (Piroulines), Chocolate mousse with hazelnuts, Royal icing, Almond macaroon cake, ... All |
 | Ground almonds: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chocolate madeleines, Caribbean upside-down cake, Marzipan (almond paste), Chestnut moelleux, Almond mug cake for Mary, ... All |
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