French almond financier cakes
Description
It goes perfectly with tea and coffee. You’re probably wondering why these lovely French almond cakes are called financiers :) It’s very simple—the cakes are always baked in special shallow, flat molds, so when they’re done they look like gold ingots. So if you make French almond financiers, the line “I eat gold ingots for lunch” from the popular song “Capital” by Lyapis Trubetskoy might become a reality for you :) You can serve them with tea or coffee.
Instructions
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Step 1
In a saucepan, melt the butter and bring it to a boil. Cook for 2 minutes after it comes to a boil.
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Step 2
Then strain the hot oil through cheesecloth or a coffee filter.
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Step 3
As a result, our butter takes on this amber color.
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Step 4
Sift the flour and icing sugar into a bowl.
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Step 5
Using a food processor, grind the almonds into flour. Add the resulting almond flour (you should end up with 100–150 grams) to the flour and icing sugar.
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Step 6
Add butter cooled to room temperature to the flour mixture. Rub together until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
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Step 7
Beat the egg whites until they reach the consistency of a soft foam (but never to stiff peaks!).
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Step 8
Add the beaten egg whites to the flour mixture. Mix, then leave the dough at room temperature for 2 hours.
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Step 9
Spread the finished dough into financier molds greased with butter (see photo), filling each mold about three-quarters full.
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Step 10
Press a raspberry into the center of each pastry.
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Step 11
Bake for 20 minutes at 180°C until done (check doneness with a toothpick: if it comes out dry, it’s ready).
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Step 12
Cool on a rack.
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Step 13
:)