French financiers

Some call them cookies, some call them cakes. To me, they are most like a muffin with a crispy crust on the outside and moist on the inside. Classic financiers are small, bite-sized rectangular muffins that are based on almond flour and egg whites.
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French financiers

Ingredients

Financiers
almond flour
60g
2.10oz
4tbsp
wheat flour
60g
2.10oz
4tbsp
powdered sugar
150g
5.25oz
0.60cup
10tbsp
egg whites
160g
5.60oz
0.64cup
10.72tbsp
butter
90g
3.15oz
0.36cup
6tbsp
baking powder
2g
0.07oz
0.13tbsp
Chocolate ganache
milk chocolate
70g
2.45oz
0.28cup
4.69tbsp
cream
60g
2.03fl oz

Method

Chocolate ganache

Make the ganache in advance.

  • Pour milk chocolate, broken into pieces, with hot cream. Whip with a blender until smooth. Cool it. Put in the fridge for at least 4 hours.
  • Whip with a mixer before use. The ganache will become airy and lighter.

Financiers

  • Mix all the dry ingredients: flour, almond flour, powdered sugar, baking powder.
  • Add the melted butter and egg whites at room temperature; beat with a mixer until combined.
  • Spread the dough in molds almost to the top.
  • Bake for 20-30 minutes until a dry toothpick at a temperature of 356F (180C).
  • Cool the financiers down. Decorate with ganache using a pastry bag.