Pistachio "Financiers"
This version of the traditional French financiers is just as moist as the original but with a delicious pistachio flavour.
80 K 3.9/5 (24 reviews)
35 min.
Easy
25 pieces
5 IngredientsLast modified on: March 10th 2019
For 25 pieces, you will need:
- 1
55 g egg white - 2
50 g pistachio powder or paste - 3
75 g icing sugar - 4
15 g flour - 5
75 g noisette butter - Total weight: 270 grams
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 20 min.
Cooking: 15 min.
All in all: 35 min.
To finish around 7pm, you'll need to have started before: 19:00.Change end time
Step by step recipe
Stage 1
Stage 2 - 5 min.
Add 55 g egg white and 50 g pistachio powder or paste; mix again.
Stage 3 - 1 min.
Pour 75 g noisette butter into the mixture.
Stage 4 - 2 min.
Mix thoroughly with a whisk.
Stage 5 - 1 min.
If you would like to add a little crunch, now is the time to add 100 g chopped pistachios.
Preheat the oven to 410°F (210°C).
Preheat the oven to 410°F (210°C).
Stage 6 - 10 min.
Pour into ingot-shaped "financier" moulds...
Stage 7
..or madeleine moulds.
Stage 8 - 15 min.
Bake for 15 minutes maximum, so that they stay moist.
Stage 9
Serve warm or cold.
Remarks
For plain financiers, see the classic recipe.
Keeping: A few days in an airtight tin.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 9 RDI=4 % | 110 RDI=10 % | 90 RDI=10 % | 1,150 RDI=60 % | 4,800 RDI: 60 % |
| Per 100 g | 3 RDI=1 % | 40 RDI=4 % | 30 RDI=5 % | 420 RDI=20 % | 1,780 RDI: 20 % |
| Per piece | 0 | 4 RDI=0 % | 3 RDI=1 % | 50 RDI=2 % | 190 RDI: 2 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 25 pieces : 1.20 €
- Per piece : 0.05 €
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Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
Noisette butter
You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Lemon and lime cakes, Pancake batter, Financier batter, Chestnut cake, Pistachio madeleines, ... See them all 8
Icing sugar
Like these other recipes: X-Files cookies, Paris-Brest, Amiens macaroons, Succès praliné (praline meringue), Chocolate almond cookies, ... See them all 60
Egg white
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Pistachio powder or paste
You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pistachio confectioner's custard, Mini apricot and pistachio brioches, Pistachio cake, Pistachio shortbread biscuits, Pear, grapefruit and pistachio tart, ... See them all 12
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