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.
Last modified on: October 21th 2012
Keywords for this recipe:FinanciersSmall cakesOatFor 40 financiers, you will need:
- 0
4.4 oz rolled oats - 1
2.8 oz icing sugar - 2
2.1 oz egg white - 3
2.9 oz butter - 4
0.8 oz flour
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 20 min. | 25 min. | 45 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 10 min.
Stage 2 - 2 min.
Preheat the oven to 200°C (390°F).
Tip 4.4 oz rolled oats into a blender goblet.
Tip 4.4 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 2.1 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.
Keeping
A few days in an airtight tin.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,175 Kcal or 4,919 Kj | 12 gr | 125 gr | 70 gr |
| 59 % | 5 % | 12 % | 11 % |
| 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 40 financiers : 1.61 €
- Per financiers : 0.04 €
Note : These prices are only approximate.
Source
Home made, warmly dedicated to Louise (from New York).
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Icing sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Arlesian Biscuits, Santiago Cake, Almond dacquoise, Tarte Normande, Swiss meringues, ... All |
 | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Bisto-style canapés, Chard and potato gratin, French onion soup, Warm haricot bean salad, Paimpol salad, ... All |
 | Egg white: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: How to add beaten eggs whites to a mixture, Piped petits-fours, Pistachio "Financiers", Baked Alaska, Meringues, ... All |
 | Rolled oats: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Oat shortbread biscuits, Oaty walnut cake , Traditional nutty choc-chip cookies, Moist cereal bars, Canadian apple crumble, ... All |
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- A small culinary tribute to your kindness Louise, I wish you will enjoy it.Posted by jh october 23th 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 23th 2012 at 00:02 (n° 1)
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