Peach Financiers
Financiers are little tiny cakes shaped like a miniature brick. Financiers are super moist inside from the almond flour and slightly crispy on the outside. They are the perfect treat with tea. The financiers are supposed to resemble a gold bar; thus the name financier. If you don’t have financier molds you can also make them in tiny muffin tins. I have a financier silicone mold but still brush them with melted butter to help the release even easier. I have come to love silicone baking molds and have many of them. You can find a good assortment of silicone baking molds on Amazon.com as well as many other online sources. You will see many variations of financiers. Some are adorned with various fruits or without; almost any fresh fruit will do. Peaches are in season right now and a perfect pair with almond flavor. Small children really enjoy these tiny cakes as they are easy to hold and eat. Big kids like them too!
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Ingredients
- (recipe adapted from Epicurious)
- yield: ~ 12 financiers
- 2 Tbsp. melted unsalted butter
- 1 Cup finely ground almonds (almond meal)
- 1⅔ Cup confectioners sugar
- ½ Cup all-purpose flour
- pinch of salt
- ¾ Cup egg whites (~ 5-6 egg whites)
- ½ tsp. pure almond extract
- ¾ Cup unsalted butter; melted & turned to browned butter * (see below on how to make browned butter)
- slices of fresh peaches; skins removed
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450° degrees F. Use the 2 Tbsp. melted butter to brush the insides of the financier molds.
- Combine the ground almonds, sugar, flour and salt; whisk to get rid of any lumps. Using the whisk, stir in the egg whites and almond extract until combined. Whisk in the cooled browned butter.
- Fill each of the molds almost to the top and top with a slice of fresh peach. Bake at 450° degrees for 7 minutes. Drop the oven temperature to 400° degrees and bake for another 7 minutes or until the cakes are almost firm. Turn off the oven and let the cakes cool in the oven for 7-10 minutes.
- Remove the cakes from the oven and let cool in the pan for about 5 minutes and then remove. Cool completely and dust with confectioners sugar.
