Pistachio Financier with Brown Sugar

⏳ Time

30 minutes

🥕 Ingredients

🍽️ Servings

Description

Financier is a small French cake that is often mistaken for a cookie. This cake is similar to a sponge cake but is more moist. A distinctive feature of the recipe is the preparation of the butter — beurre noisette (brown butter). In France, where this dessert originates, it is preferred to make it in a rectangular shape, resembling a gold ingot, as financiers became popular in the financial district of Paris. However, other shapes of this dessert are also acceptable.

Ingredients

Butter - 4.2 oz
Wheat Flour - ½ cup
Sugar - ½ cup
Brown Sugar - ½ cup
Salt - a pinch
Pistachios - 1 cup
Chopped almonds - 2 tablespoons
Baking Powder - 1 teaspoon
Egg white - 4 pieces

Step by Step guide

Step 1

In a blender, grind 0.5 cup of pistachios and 0.5 cup of almonds into flour.

Step 2

In a pan over medium heat, brown the butter until it reaches a caramel color. Strain through a sieve into a bowl.

Step 3

In a bowl, mix the egg whites (without whipping), sugar, and salt. Add the flour, pistachio and almond flour, and baking powder.

Step 4

Mix everything well. Pour in the butter and mix again until smooth.

Step 5

Refrigerate for 1 hour.

Step 6

Preheat the oven to 356°F.

Step 7

Remove the batter and distribute it into rectangular mini muffin molds, filling them ¾ full. Sprinkle with chopped pistachios and bake until golden, about 16 minutes.