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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.

110 K 2× 3.9/5 (25 reviews)

45 min.

Easy

1.65 €

120 financiers

5 Ingredients

Last modified on: October 21^th 2012

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For 120 financiers, you will need:

1 150 g rolled oats
2 240 g icing sugar
3 180 g egg white
4 240 g butter
5 45 g flour
Total weight: 855 grams

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Times for this recipe

Preparation: 20 min.

Cooking: 25 min.

All in all: 45 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 10 min.

Melt 240 g butter in a small pan until not quite boiling. Skim off any white froth that forms during heating.

Set aside.

Stage 2 - 2 min.

Preheat the oven to 200°C (390°F).

Tip 150 g rolled oats into a blender goblet.

Stage 3 - 1 min.

Blend for a few seconds until ground to a powder.

Stage 4 - 2 min.

Tip the ground oats into a bowl. Add 240 g icing sugar and 45 g flour and mix with a whisk.

Stage 5 - 2 min.

Add 180 g 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.

Keeping: A few days in an airtight tin.

Source: Home made, warmly dedicated to Louise (from New York).

Nutritional information

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	40 RDI=10 %	370 RDI=40 %	210 RDI=30 %	3,520 RDI=180 %	14,760 RDI: 180 %
Per 100 g	4 RDI=2 %	40 RDI=4 %	20 RDI=4 %	410 RDI=20 %	1,730 RDI: 20 %
Per financiers	0	3 RDI=0 %	1 RDI=0 %	30 RDI=1 %	120 RDI: 1 %

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: Gluten, egg, Milk

How much will it cost?

For 120 financiers : 4.85 €
Per financiers : 0.05 €

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The 2 comments already posted on this recipe

A small culinary tribute to your kindness Louise, I wish you will enjoy it.
Posted by jh october 23^th 2012 at 16:53 n° 2
Oh gosh, jh, I feel like Sarah Bernhardt or Dame Nellie Melba having a delectable dedicated to me. How very sweet. And you remembered my love for oats. Thank you so much, JH. I hope all is well with you and yours. Not to worry, although my blog is on hold at the moment, I will visit you as often as I can:)

Posted by Louise october 23^th 2012 at 00:02 n° 1

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