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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 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

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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 150 g icing sugar, 80 g ground almonds, and 30 g flour, then mix.

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.

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
2,186 Kcal or 9,152 Kj	25 gr	186 gr	176 gr
109 %	9 %	18 %	27 %

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 500 g : 3.32 €

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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: Hazelnut and orange cake, Chocolate sweetcrust pastry, Amaretti, Oat financiers for Louise, Coconut paste, ... All
	Noisette butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chocolate madeleines, Chestnut cake, Pistachio madeleines, Génoise (Genoa sponge), Pistachio "Financiers", ... All
	Egg white: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Swiss meringues, Stuffed prunes, Calissons, Amiens macaroons, Cigarettes Russes (Piroulines), ... All
	Ground almonds: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Armagnac marzipan, Almond mug cake for Mary, Almonds pyramids, Crisp apricot and pistachio tart, Blackcurrant-almond muffins, ... All

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