Hazelnut and cherry financiers


Hazelnut and cherry financiers
In France, these little ingot-shaped cakes are known as "financiers". With their blend of hazelnut and Griottine-cherry flavours, they are sure to delight.
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Last modified on: May 22th 2022

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Step by step recipe


Stage 1 - 5 min.
Hazelnut and cherry financiers
Preheat the oven to 300°F (150°C).

Drain 40 g Griottine cherries.

Stage 2 - 3 min.
Hazelnut and cherry financiers
Spread 67 g ground hazelnuts out on a sheet of cooking parchment laid on a baking sheet.

Stage 3 - 15 min.
Hazelnut and cherry financiers
Toast in the oven for 15 minutes, then leave to cool.

Turn the oven up to 410°F (210°C).

Stage 4 - 15 min.
Hazelnut and cherry financiers
Prepare 167 g Financier batter, using the toasted ground hazelnuts in place of almonds.

Note: All this can be done the previous day.

Stage 5 - 2 min.
Hazelnut and cherry financiers
Sit your mould on a baking sheet, lined if you wish with cooking parchment (you can reuse the paper from toasting the hazelnuts).

I am using silicon moulds here with each compartment measuring 8x3x3 cm (3x1.2x1.2 inches).

Stage 6 - 5 min.
Hazelnut and cherry financiers
Put a layer of financier batter into each mould, filling to about 1/4 of the depth (a forcing bag is ideal for this).

Put in the freezer for 15 minutes to firm up the batter; this helps keep the cherries in the centre of the cake.

Stage 7 - 5 min.
Hazelnut and cherry financiers
Put 3 (or more) cherries into each mould.

Stage 8 - 3 min.
Hazelnut and cherry financiers
Cover with more batter, but do not fill right to the top as the financiers will rise during cooking.

Stage 9 - 25 min.
Hazelnut and cherry financiers
Bake for about 25 minutes.

Stage 10
Hazelnut and cherry financiers
Turn out onto a wire rack and leave to cool fully (or until warm) before eating.
Remarks
It is not absolutely essential to toast the hazelnuts in stage 3, but doing so really brings out their flavour.

If you don't have Griottines, you can use Amarena cherries instead.
Keeping
Several days in an airtight tin or jar.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
Whole recipe
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
690 Kcal or 2,889 Kj18 gr100 gr91 gr
34 %7 %9 %14 %
Per 100 g
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
252 Kcal or 1,055 Kj7 gr37 gr33 gr
13 %3 %3 %5 %
Per piece
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
172 Kcal or 720 Kj5 gr25 gr23 gr
9 %2 %2 %3 %
% 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: Nuts, Egg, Gluten, Milk
How much will it cost?
  • For 4 pieces : 3.19 €
  • Per piece : 0.80 €

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This recipe uses (among others)
Financier batterFinancier batter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Clafoutis-style plum financier , Financiers, ... All
Ground hazelnutsGround hazelnuts: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Smart plum tart, Plum and hazelnut crumble, Chocolate mousse with hazelnuts, Rich hazelnut buttercream, Autumn apple and plum crumble pie, ... All
Griottine cherriesGriottine cherries: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Cherry and pistachio tarts, Piped petits-fours, Individual charlottes with morello cherries, Black Forest gateau, Mini almond-morello tarts, ... All
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