FINANCIERS "RASPBERRY ALMOND CAKES"... SO PARISIAN !
200g icing sugar
100g almond meal
65g all-purpose flour
165g unsalted butter
4 egg whites (130g)
A pinch of salt
250g fresh raspberries
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 360°F (180°C).
Preheat oven to 360°F (180°C).
In a saucepan, melt butter until it turns into a light brown color. be carefull of not burning it! Remove it from the stove, and deep the bottom of your saucepan into a water bath. Keep at room temperature.
Sift the icing sugar. In a bowl, incorporate almond meal, flour, and salt. Combine. Add egg whites and stir with a spatula. Add butter, and stir to combine until you get a smooth mixture.
Reserve this batter in fridge for 30 minutes.
Take a silicon mould (rectangle or muffin mould). Garnish at halfway in using a pastry bag.
Push 2 raspberries per cake in the batter.
Bake for 10 to 12 minutes at 360°F
Remove from oven, leave on the rack at room temperature, and wait it's cold before unmolding. Store the cakes into an iron box. You can keep it 4 days. Otherwise, you can also freeze it.
Financiers are exquisite with tea or coffee or hot chocolate.