Financier batter


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

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For 250 g, you will need:

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How long will it take?
Time required for this recipe:
PreparationStart to finish
12 min.12 min.

Step by step recipe


Stage 1 - 3 min.
Financier batter
Sieve together 75 g icing sugar, 40 g ground almonds, and 15 g flour, then mix.

Stage 2 - 5 min.
Financier batter
Mix 55 g egg white into the flour, almonds and icing sugar mixture.

Stage 3 - 2 min.
Financier batter
Add 63 g Noisette butter to the mixture.

Stage 4 - 2 min.
Financier batter
Mix well.

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 valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
1,097 Kcal or 4,593 Kj12 gr93 gr88 gr
55 %5 %9 %13 %
Per 100 g
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
442 Kcal or 1,851 Kj5 gr38 gr36 gr
22 %2 %4 %5 %
% 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).
Possible allergens in this recipe: Egg, Nuts, Gluten, Milk
How much will it cost?
  • For 250 g : 1.66 €

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This recipe uses (among others)
Icing sugarIcing sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Clementine Chantilly, Brioche royale, Paris-Brest, Rich hazelnut buttercream, Cigarettes Russes (Piroulines), ... All
Noisette butterNoisette butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chocolate madeleines, Génoise (Genoa sponge), Chestnut cake, Grapefruit moelleux, Pistachio "Financiers", ... All
Egg whiteEgg white: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Royal icing, Hazelnut and orange cake, Armagnac marzipan, Coconut paste, Walnut paste, ... All
Ground almondsGround almonds: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Linzer torte, Brioche royale, Checkerboard biscuits, Moist chocolate cake, Blackcurrant-almond muffins, ... All
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