Almond Raspberry Financiers
Simple yet exquisite, Raspberry Financiers are lovely little French almond cakes with crispy exteriors and insides as soft as a pillow. Surprisingly quick and easy to make.
Ingredients
- ¾ cup ground almonds (3oz, 85g)
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour (3.6oz, 102g)
- ¾ cup sugar (5.25oz, 92g)
- Grated zest of 1 lemon
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter softened (3oz, 85g)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 large egg whites (3oz, 85g)
- 1 pint raspberries or blueberries, fresh or frozen
- ½ cup sliced almonds for sprinkling on top
- Powdered icing sugar, for dusting
- 7 4- inch nonstick tart molds sprayed with nonstick cooking spray or buttered and floured.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, mix ground almonds, flour, sugar, and lemon zest until combined.
- Add the softened butter and beat for 2 minutes. Scrape down the bowl.
- Add the vanilla. Add the egg whites, one by one, beating for 2 minutes and scraping down the bowl after each addition.
- Divide the batter evenly between the prepared molds. Place on raspberries and sprinkle with sliced almonds.
- Bake until golden brown, about 30 minutes, but depending on the mold/pan used.
- Unmold the cakes, let cool on a cooling rack.
- Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve.
- Financiers are the very best when eaten on the day they are baked.
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