My latest dessert/baking craze - financier (small french almond cake), saw it on the fb page of a cafe (Chapter 1 I think) and after checking online for recipe and steps, decided that it's worth a try. Been baking it continuously for 3 weekends now, and still loving them. Burnt butter made the whole thing smells so good.
A hit especially with Ai Ling's furry son due to the butter.
Decided on the recipe from Joybaking with my own tweak.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup (113 grams) unsalted butter
1/4 cup (30 grams) all purpose flour
1/2 cup (55 grams) ground almonds (can use almond meal/flour)
75 grams confectioners (powdered or icing) sugar, sifted (*60g is sweet enough)
1/8 teaspoon salt
3 large (90 grams) egg whites, lightly beaten
Instructions:
Financiers: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) - convection mode.
Place the butter in a small light colored saucepan over medium heat. Once the butter has melted let it come to a boil, swirling the pan occasionally. As it boils you will notice that a foam will appear on the butter's surface. Continue to cook the butter until it looks clear and the milk solids have dropped to the bottom of the pan and have turned golden brown. Remove from heat and immediately pour through a cheesecloth-lined strainer. Let cool to room temperature. You will need 1/3 cup (80 ml) of brown butter. Use the leftover brown butter to butter the molds (use a pastry brush).
In a large bowl whisk together the flour, ground almonds, confectioners sugar, and salt. Make a well in the center and fold in the lightly beaten egg whites and the brown butter.
Fill each mold (only have silicone madeleine mould) almost to the rim and bake in the middle rack for about 10 minutes, move tray to the bottom, set to bottom broil (3mins) then move to top and set to top broil (3mins)
Remove from oven and let cool on a wire rack. These are best eaten warm from the oven, but they can be covered and stored for a few days at room temperature or in the refrigerator.
Makes about 15 Financiers in Madeleine Mould
Read more: https://www.joyofbaking.com/Financiers.html
