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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 14^th 2020

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For 1 kg 500 g, you will need:

1 330 g egg white
2 450 g icing sugar
3 240 g ground almonds
4 90 g flour
5 375 g Noisette butter
Total weight: 1,485 grams

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How long will it take?

Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Start to finish
12 min.	12 min.

Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 3 min.

Sieve together 450 g icing sugar, 240 g ground almonds, and 90 g flour, then mix.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

Mix 330 g egg white into the flour, almonds and icing sugar mixture.

Stage 3 - 2 min.

Add 375 g Noisette butter to the mixture.

Stage 4 - 2 min.

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 value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
6,558 Kcal or 27,457 Kj	74 gr	559 gr	527 gr
328 %	28 %	53 %	80 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
442 Kcal or 1,851 Kj	5 gr	38 gr	35 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 1 kg 500 g : 9.95 €

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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: Chocolate sweetcrust pastry, Amaretti, Mirlitons of Guipavas, Succès praliné (praline meringue), Walnut paste, ... All
	Noisette butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Grapefruit moelleux, Pancake batter, Chocolate madeleines, Pistachio madeleines, Lemon and lime cakes, ... All
	Egg white: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chocolate mousse with hazelnuts, How to beat egg whites, Almond macaroon cake, Meringues, Cigarettes Russes (Piroulines), ... All
	Ground almonds: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Almond mug cake for Mary, Apple Strudel, Apricot blancmange, Apple and almond gratin, Almond cream or frangipane, ... All

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