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 500 g, you will need:
- 1
110 g egg white - 2
150 g icing sugar - 3
80 g ground almonds - 4
30 g flour - 5
125 g Noisette butter - Total weight: 495 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 110 g egg white into the flour, almonds and icing sugar mixture.
Stage 3 - 2 min.
Add 125 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 |
| 1,996 Kcal or 8,357 Kj | 25 gr | 186 gr | 149 gr |
| 100 % | 9 % | 18 % | 23 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 403 Kcal or 1,687 Kj | 5 gr | 38 gr | 30 gr |
| 20 % | 2 % | 4 % | 5 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 500 g : 3.32 €
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
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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: Amiens macaroons, Coconut "croute à thé", Mirlitons of Guipavas, Oat financiers for Louise, Swiss meringues, ... All |
 | Noisette butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chestnut cake, Pistachio "Financiers", Grapefruit moelleux, Pistachio madeleines, Pancake batter, ... All |
 | Egg white: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Coconut tuiles, Pavlova, Amaretti, Italian Meringue, Hazelnut and orange cake, ... All |
 | Ground almonds: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Moist chocolate cake, Fruit crumble, Pear, grapefruit and pistachio tart, Armagnac marzipan, Stuffed prunes, ... All |
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