Financier
8
Plain financier for 8 servings
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flour|50|g
almond meal|75|g
powdered sugar|150|g
butter|135|g
egg whites|135|g
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Preheat the oven to 180°C.
Make brown butter (beurre noisette).
Mix egg whites with powdered sugar, flour and almond meal.
Add the brown butter (it should be at room temperature).
Rest the batter in the fridge for 30 minutes.
Grease the moulds.
Bake for 20 minutes.
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To make brown butter: melt the butter over low heat. Listen for it to “sing” — a slight crackling. When the sound stops, the butter is nutty. Strain the butter.

Do not try to incorporate air into the batter.

Financiers are made with unbeaten egg whites.
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dessert
cake
sponge
biscuit
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Easy
Optional oven ~ microwave
No
By hand ~ cutlery
Low
Mild
Medium
Stays firm
Pronounced brown-butter aroma