World Flavors Cookbook

Financier

Small, golden, almond-scented rectangular cakes made with browned butter — the perfect little French tea cake.

Cuisine: France

Ingredients

• 120g icing sugar
• 50g plain flour
• 80g ground almonds
• 120g egg whites (about 4)
• 120g unsalted butter
• 1/2 tsp vanilla

Instructions

1. Brown butter in a pan until nutty and golden. Cool.
2. Mix icing sugar, flour, and ground almonds.
3. Stir in egg whites, then browned butter and vanilla.
4. Rest batter 30 minutes in fridge.
5. Fill buttered financier moulds 3/4 full.
6. Bake at 200C for 12-15 minutes until golden edges and springy.