Oat financiers for Louise
These moist little petit-four cakes are called 'financiers' in French, as they are similar in shape to gold ingots! They go very well with tea or coffee. In this version, the usual ground almonds are replaced with rolled oats, blended to a powdery texture.
66,202 24.0/5 for 22 ratings
Grade this recipe: Last modified on: October 21th 2012
For 80 financiers, you will need:
- 1
8.8 oz rolled oats - 2
5.6 oz icing sugar - 3
4.2 oz egg white - 4
5.8 oz butter - 5
1.6 oz flour
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
Keeping: A few days in an airtight tin.
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 20 min. | 25 min. | 45 min. |
At what time?
- When will I finish if I start the recipe at a certain time?
When should I start for the recipe to be ready at a certain time?
Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 10 min.
Stage 2 - 2 min.
Preheat the oven to 200°C (390°F).
Tip 8.8 oz rolled oats into a blender goblet.
Tip 8.8 oz rolled oats into a blender goblet.
Stage 3 - 1 min.
Blend for a few seconds until ground to a powder.
Stage 4 - 2 min.
Stage 5 - 2 min.
Add 4.2 oz egg white.
Stage 6 - 3 min.
Mix once more with the whisk.
Stage 7 - 3 min.
Pour in the melted butter through a fine strainer to remove any bits and beat again to mix thoroughly.
Stage 8 - 7 min.
Pour into special financier moulds if possible, or any other small moulds you may have.
Stage 9 - 15 min.
Bake for 15 minutes.
Remarks
It is very important not to overcook the financiers, otherwise they will dry out and go hard. The centre should ideally stay quite moist. Watch the cooking carefully and adjust the time to suit your own oven.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 2,350 Kcal or 9,839 Kj | 24 gr | 249 gr | 140 gr |
| 117 % | 9 % | 24 % | 21 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 412 Kcal or 1,725 Kj | 4 gr | 44 gr | 25 gr |
| 21 % | 2 % | 4 % | 4 % |
| Per financiers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 29 Kcal or 121 Kj | < 1 gr | 3 gr | 2 gr |
| 1 % | <1 % | <1 % | <1 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 80 financiers : 3.22 €
- Per financiers : 0.04 €
Source
Home made, warmly dedicated to Louise (from New York).More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Yeast-based flaky dough (for croissants), Langoustine and leek tarts, Curried prawn risotto, Fish fillet in express cooking envelope, Salmon "en papillote" with small vegetables, ... All |
| Icing sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Armagnac marzipan, Tarte Normande, Arlesian Biscuits, Millefeuille, Financiers, ... All |
| Egg white: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pistachio "Financiers", Peach and verbena feuilleté, Almond tuiles, Stuffed prunes, Eton mess, ... All |
| Rolled oats: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Granola, Oatmeal cake, Traditional nutty choc-chip cookies, Oaty walnut cake , Oat shortbread biscuits, ... All |
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