Raspberry Financiers
Financiers are nice small cakes that are typically made in "financier" pans, but these pans are nearly impossible to find in North-America. It normally has a rectangular shape and is a few centimeters thick.
Servings: 10
Ingredients
- 140 grams icing sugar
- 1 pack of vanilla -flavored sugar or 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
- 50 grams flour
- 12 raspberries, organic preferably
- 80 grams ground blanched almonds
- 4 large egg whites
- 150 grams butter
- 1 pinch salt
Instructions
- Heat the oven to about 200°C (400°F).
- Melt the butter into a saucepan until it took some coloration but not until the point when it to. Take it off the heat and let it cool down.
- Mix icing sugar, vanilla-flavored sugar, flour, ground almonds and salt in a mixing bowl. Stir in egg whites one by one mixing well. Quickly pour in melted butter and fold into the mixture.
- Grease a muffin pan and spoon the mixture into each cup. Place a raspberry in the center pushing very slightly (if you push too much, the raspberries will sink in the bottom). Bake for 15 to 20 minutes until the financiers are golden brown.
- These small cakes are absolutely delicious and so quick and easy to make. It allows you to use egg whites that are common leftovers in other recipes.
