Almond financier with raspberries
I’ve wanted to prepare financiers for quite a while – I always enjoyed eating them but never dared to try to bake them. Next to the madeleine, the financier is probably the most popular little French cake, common for breakfast or afternoon snacking (or “goûter”). It is made of finely ground almonds, egg whites, butter and powdered sugar. The name comes from their shape: they are usually formed to look like a brick of gold. If they come out well, they should have crusty exterior and a moist interior, tasting almost as if they were filled with almond paste. To give them some summer taste, I’ve added raspberries and changed a bit the traditional form…and yes, they still taste very good!
raspberry financiers
Yield: 10 small size financiers
Ingredients:
- 110g powder sugar
- 100g butter (room Temperature)
- 45g flour
- 60g fine ground almonds
- 3 egg whites
- 20 raspberries – 2 for each
- optional: 1 tea spoon of amaretto (my personal touch
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