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Classic French Almond Financiers (Golden Brown Butter Tea Cakes)
The beloved Parisian gold bars: delicate, moist French tea cakes baked with nutty browned butter (beurre noisette), almond flour, and whipped egg whites.
Prep
15 min
Cook
15 min
Total
30 min
Oven
190Ā°C (170Ā°C vent.)
Ingredients
servings
6
- Unsalted butter100 g
- Almond flour or ground almonds60 g
- Confectioners' sugar100 g
- All-purpose wheat flour40 g
- Fresh egg whites3 pc
- Pure vanilla extract1 tsp
Preparation Steps
1
Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat for 5-6 minutes until milk solids turn amber brown with a nutty fragrance (beurre noisette). Strain and cool slightly.
6 min timer
2
Preheat oven to 190Ā°C. In a bowl, whisk almond flour, powdered sugar, and wheat flour. Whisk in unbeaten egg whites and vanilla, then stir in warm brown butter.
5 min timer
3
Divide batter into buttered molds and bake at 190Ā°C for 12-14 minutes until golden with crisp edges. Cool on a wire rack.
13 min timer
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Nutrition Facts
per servingCalories
250
Protein
4.5g
Carbohydrates
22g
Fat
16.5g
Allergens
GlutenMilkEggsNuts
*estimated values per serving
Provenance & Public Domain Audit
Source: Mediterranean Culinary Heritage / Historic Public Domain Archives (United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) & Mediterranean Gastronomic Heritage)
Legal status: Public Domain (17 U.S.C. Ā§ 105) ā¢ 17 U.S.C. Ā§ 105
License: Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal
