Chocolate Financiers

Total Time
About 45 minutes
Rating
3(19)
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Ingredients

Yield:Makes 14 financiers
  • Vegetable oil
  • 9tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1⅛ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
  • 1vanilla bean
  • 1cup confectioners' sugar
  • ¼cup plus 2 teaspoons flour
  • cup plus 1 tablespoon finely ground almonds
  • 1tablespoon plus ½ teaspoon finely ground pistachios
  • 4egg whites
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Nutritional analysis per serving (14 servings)

149 calories; 10 grams fat; 5 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 4 grams monounsaturated fat; 1 gram polyunsaturated fat; 13 grams carbohydrates; 1 gram dietary fiber; 10 grams sugars; 2 grams protein; 14 milligrams sodium

Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Grease a financier mold (tops of mold should measure approximately 1⅞ by 3 * inches), madeleine mold or small muffin tin with vegetable oil and place on a baking sheet. If you use individual molds, you'll need 14.

  2. Step 2

    Melt the butter over medium-low heat, stirring often, until it turns amber and smells nutty; keep warm. Melt the chocolate in a double boiler over low heat and keep warm. Split the vanilla bean in half lengthwise and scrape out the seeds. Set both the pod and seeds aside.

  3. Step 3

    In a large bowl, sift together the sugar and flour. Add the almonds and pistachios and mix with a wooden spoon. Add the egg whites, vanilla pod and seeds and stir vigorously. Strain a quarter of the warm butter over the mixture and stir to combine. Strain in the remaining butter and mix well; then stir in the melted chocolate.

  4. Step 4

    Let the batter cool to room temperature. Remove the vanilla pod. (The batter will hold in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.)

  5. Step 5

    Pour the batter almost to the top of the molds. Bake for 12 to 13 minutes; rotate the pan after 6 minutes. Let cool slightly on the baking sheet and then transfer from the mold to a baking rack.

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Credits

Adapted from Chlo Doutre-Roussel

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