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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 22^th 2022

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For 36 pieces, you will need:

1 360 g Griottine cherries
2 600 g ground hazelnuts
3 1 kg 500 g Financier batter
Total weight: 2,460 grams

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Times for this recipe

Preparation: 38 min.

Cooking: 40 min.

All in all: 1 hour 18 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Preheat the oven to 300°F (150°C).

Drain 360 g Griottine cherries.

Stage 2 - 3 min.

Spread 600 g ground hazelnuts out on a sheet of cooking parchment laid on a baking sheet.

Stage 3 - 15 min.

Toast in the oven for 15 minutes, then leave to cool.

Turn the oven up to 410°F (210°C).

Stage 4 - 15 min.

Prepare 1 kg 500 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.

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.

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.

Put 3 (or more) cherries into each mould.

Stage 8 - 3 min.

Cover with more batter, but do not fill right to the top as the financiers will rise during cooking.

Stage 9 - 25 min.

Bake for about 25 minutes.

Stage 10

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

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	470 180 %	3,120 290 %	2,600 390 %	11,010 550 %	46,110 550 %
Per 100 g	20 7 %	130 10 %	110 20 %	450 20 %	1,880 20 %
Per piece	10 5 %	90 8 %	70 10 %	310 20 %	1,280 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: Nuts, Egg, Gluten, Milk

How much will it cost?

For 36 pieces : 28.65 €
Per piece : 0.80 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

Financier batter

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Ground hazelnuts

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Griottine cherries

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