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Financier
Financiers are small and buttery almond cakes commonly found in French pâtisserie. The financier recipe is made of almond flour, all-purpose flour, egg whites, sugar and butter.
- Prep time
- 18 min
- Cook time
- 12 min
- Yield
- 16 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 30 g (1 oz) almond flour
- 30 g (1 oz) all-purpose flour
- 2 egg white
- 80 g (2⅘ oz) powdered sugar
- 50 g (1¾ oz) butter
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- sliced almonds (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Combine almond flour and all-purpose flour together.
- 2
Using a stand mixer or electronic hand mixer. Beat the egg white and powdered sugar until snowy or until soft peaks form.
- 3
Gently incorporate the flour mixture. Slowly add butter and vanilla extract until the batter becomes smooth. DO NOT over mix.
- 4
Transfer the batter into a piping bag or a plastic bag, with one of the edges snipped off. Add the batter into financiers mold. Top each financier cake with a few sliced almonds. Bake at 220°C (428°F) for 12 minutes.