financier cakes

Enjoy this insanely easy financier recipe to make brown butter French financiers. Their texture is amazing, their taste is beyond delicious. These financier cakes are perfect for your afternoon pick-me-up or as finger food while entertaining. 

Authentic French Financier Recipe

+ 2 tablespoons (225 g) powdered (icing) sugar

+ 1 1/2 tablespoons (75 g) all-purpose flour

+ 13 teaspoons (90 g) almond flour

hazelnut flour

7.4 oz (210 g) butter, unsalted

To make the brown butter,

in a small saucepan, heat butter on low to medium heat, occasionally swirling the pan over the stovetop for about 5 minutes. It will foam at first, but then it will begin to brown, producing dark golden flecks (browned milk solids). Check the color and once you are happy with the level of browning, pour the butter (with milk solids) in a bowl to stop cooking. Let it stand and fully cool down.

To make the cake batter,

 using an electric mixer whisk egg whites for no longer than 20 seconds and set aside. In a separate bowl, combine sugar, all-purpose flour, almond, and hazelnut flour. Add beaten egg whites to the dry ingredients and mix with a hand whisk. Stir in the brown butter.

Generously butter cavities of a mini muffin pan. Pour the batter into the mold filling the holes up to two-thirds. Bake for 15 to 17 minutes, until nicely browned. Remove from the oven, and let cakes cool before removing them from the mold.

Hi Irina,
As mentioned by someone else, I also think these are too sweet. I guess this is because of the combination of sugar level and almonds, which are already sweet by themself.
I calculated that the recipe you used as a base has a sugar percentage of 32% and your own variation has a sugar percentage of 28,8%. So it is already better.
I will look into decreasing the sugar, but maybe you can also look at it yourself. Cheers, Vry

Hi Irina, I made these financiers, their taste was very nice, but I think the texture was incorrect. I have not eaten financier before, but the photos look like cupcakes. This recipe has not <span class="tasty-link" data-tasty-link-href="https://amzn.to/3dGmCzI">baking powder</span>, is it right? The batter was not runny, and I put it with a spoon, and it needed to make it flat with a spoon. Is it the right texture, or have I made a mistake in some way? I would appreciate it if you guide me to make the correct texture.

Wow, I should have read the comments before I attempted this recipe. Am I to understand that the current amount of sugar required is LESS than the amount it previously required??? Because as I was making this, the MOUNTAIN of sugar it needed to terrify me. Not for any health reasons, just because I thought, "my God, this is going to be WAAAY too sweet." So I promptly removed 50 grams of sugar down to 175, although I was still uneasy. Guess what? The end product was STILL way, way too sweet. I cannot imagine what they would have tasted like with 225 grams of sugar, and my teeth hurt when I think about the apparently original recipe.

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Learn how to make icing (powdered) sugar at home. It is easy and quick! All you need is granulated or caster sugar and a coffee grinder.

How To Make Icing Sugar

The French almond cakes are buttery, nutty and made extra special with the addition of plump juicy blackberries.

Blackberry Financiers

(114 grams) unsalted butter

+ 2 tablespoons (125 grams) granulated sugar

lime

almond flour

(32 grams) unbleached all-purpose flour

salt

blackberries (fresh

Cut the butter into 8 pieces and place it in a 2 or 3-quart saucepan.  Place the pan over medium heat and melt the butter.  As the butter melts, the milk solids will rise to the top and the butter will occasional bubble and pop.  If it is popping a lot to the extent that butter splatters onto the stove top, reduce the heat to medium-low.

Continue to cook the butter, stirring occasionally until the milk solids drop to the bottom of the pan.  The butter will turn golden brown and the milk solids will turn brown.  Stir the butter, scrapping the bottom so the milk solids (brown particles) don’t stick to the bottom of the pan.

Once the milk solids have turned golden brown, pour the browned butter into a wide bowl and allow it to cool until it is just barely warm.

Make the Brown Butter

Once the butter has cooled, start making the financier batter.

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).  Melt one tablespoon of butter and brush the wells of a non-stick mini muffin pan.

Separate the eggs and place the egg whites in a medium sized bowl.

Place the sugar in a large mixing bowl.  Zest one or two limes onto the sugar until there is about 2 teaspoons of lime zest.  Use your fingers to rub the zest into the sugar, until the sugar turns a light green color.

Add the almond flour, all-purpose flour, and salt to the sugar and whisk for about 30 seconds until the ingredients are well combined.

Whisk the egg whites until they’re foamy.  Add them to the dry ingredients and use a spatula to mix the egg whites into the dry ingredients.  Scrape the bottom repeatedly to ensure all the dry ingredients are mixed in.

Add the brown butter and mix the butter into the batter until all the ingredients are well combined.

Divide the batter evenly between the muffin wells.  Place a whole blackberry on top of each financier.  Bake the financiers for 12-14 minutes, until the cakes have risen slightly and the edges are golden brown.

Remove the pan from the oven and allow the cakes to cool in the muffin cups for 10 minutes.  Use an offset spatula to remove the cakes from the muffin cups.  Place them on a cooling rack and allow them to cool completely.

Make the Financier Batter

The financiers can be stored in an airtight container for up to 3 days.  If in a warm or humid climate the financiers can be stored at room temperature for 1 day, then refrigerated for 5 days.  They can be frozen for up to 1 month.

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