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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.

344 K 4.7/5 (43 reviews)

15 min.

Easy

3.35 €

1 kg 500 g

5 Ingredients

Last modified on: April 14^th 2020

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For 1 kg 500 g, you will need:

1 1 ½ cup egg white
2 2 cups icing sugar
3 2 ¹⁄₃ cups ground almonds
4 ²⁄₃ cup flour
5 1 ²⁄₃ cup noisette butter

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Times for this recipe

Preparation: 15 min.

Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 3 min.

Sieve together 2 cups icing sugar, 2 ¹⁄₃ cups ground almonds, and ²⁄₃ cup flour, then mix.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

Mix 1 ½ cup egg white into the flour, almonds and icing sugar mixture.

Stage 3 - 2 min.

Add 1 ²⁄₃ cup 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

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	70 RDI=30 %	560 RDI=50 %	530 RDI=80 %	6,560 RDI=330 %	27,460 RDI: 330 %
Per 100 g	4 RDI=2 %	40 RDI=4 %	40 RDI=5 %	440 RDI=20 %	1,850 RDI: 20 %

The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per 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 : 10.00 €

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