A financier is a small French almond cake, flavored with “beurre noisette”, usually baked in a small mold. Light and moist with a crisp, eggshell-like exterior, the traditional financier also contains egg whites, flour, and sugar. This simple recipe has raspberries in it!
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Baking Time: 15 minutes at 350°F (180°C)
Difficulty: easy
For: a mold of 11 inches (28 cm) of diameter
Ingredients
- 6 egg whites
- 3/4 cup + 3 tbsp. butter (200 g)
- 1 1/4 + 1 tbsp. of icing sugar (200 g)
- 3/4 cup of almond powder (80 g)
- 1/2 cup + 1 tbsp. of all-purpose flour (80 g)
- 9 oz of raspberries (250 g)
Instructions
1. Preheat the oven at 350°F (180°C).
2. In a large bottom pan, melt the butter over medium heat. It will take a nice hazel color.
3. In the robot’s bowl, froth the egg whites. Then add the icing sugar, then mix gently.
4. Stir in the flour and almond powder and mix.
5. Add the still warm hazelnut butter, filtering it, and whisk until a homogeneous mixture is obtained.
6. Add the raspberries delicately.
7. Spread in the mold.
8. Bake for about 15 minutes.
