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Financier batter

This delicious mixture is for the classic little French cakes called "financiers" (because of their ingot shape), but it can also be used with fruit, like a clafoutis.

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Last modified on: April 14^th 2020

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For 500 g, you will need:

1 3.9 oz egg white
2 5.3 oz icing sugar
3 6.4 oz ground almonds
4 1.6 oz flour
5 4.4 oz Noisette butter

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How long does it take?

Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Start to finish
12 min.	12 min.

Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 3 min.

Sieve together 5.3 oz icing sugar, 6.4 oz ground almonds, and 1.6 oz flour, then mix.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

Mix 3.9 oz egg white into the flour, almonds and icing sugar mixture.

Stage 3 - 2 min.

Add 4.4 oz Noisette butter to the mixture.

Stage 4 - 2 min.

Mix well.

Your financier batter is ready.

Remarks

If you don't have hazelnut butter, or don't have the time to make it, use melted butter instead.

Keeping

1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Source

Based on a recipe by Gaston Lenôtre.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,996 Kcal or 8,357 Kj	25 gr	186 gr	149 gr
100 %	9 %	18 %	23 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
403 Kcal or 1,687 Kj	5 gr	38 gr	30 gr
20 %	2 %	4 %	5 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Egg, Nuts, Gluten, Milk

How much will it cost?

For 500 g : 3.32 €

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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.

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	Icing sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Arizona cupcakes, How to make marzipan decorations, Paris-Brest, Millefeuille, Saint Honoré cake, ... All
	Noisette butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pistachio madeleines, Pancake batter, Chocolate madeleines, Grapefruit moelleux, Chestnut cake, ... All
	Egg white: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Peach and verbena feuilleté, Spicy hot toasted cashew nuts, Swiss meringues, Pistachio powder or paste, Chocolate mousse with hazelnuts, ... All
	Ground almonds: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Almond cream or frangipane, Sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée), Amandier (gluten-free almond cake), Fruit crumble, Buckwheat almond biscuits, ... All

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