Almond Tea Cakes (aka Financiers)
Par Laurie le 27 juin 2016, 17:20 - French pastry bites - Lien permanent
Those scrumptious individual cakes are traditionally made in rectangular-shaped individual molds but you can make them in cupcake molds as well. They are made of butter, egg whites, grounded almonds, confectioners' sugar and flour.
You can add blue or raspberries, pressing them in the batter once in the molds. They look cute and taste delicious.
Once the cakes are cooled, you can also sprinkle confectioners' sugar on them so they look even more tempting.
They can be frozen and thawed an hour at room temperature.
Use them for snacks or to serve with tea or coffee, serving them with an assortment of other bites or even individual parfaits or trifles.
You can add lemon or orange zests or even a tsp of lemon or orange juice to the batter.
2 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted foe buttering the molds
3//4 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled
1 up almonds, grounded
1 and 2/3 cup confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup flour, sifted
a pinch of salt
3/4 cup egg whites, so about 5 or 6
Butter the molds with a pastry brush and place in the freezer.
Combine the almonds, sugar, flour and salt.
Whip the egg whites and add to the dry ingredients.
Add the butter.
The mixture must be fairly thin and pourable.
Spoon in the molds almost to the brim. (Add the berries)
Now, the tricky part is to stay close to your oven and use a timer.
Bake for 7 mn at 425°F. Reduce heat to 400°F and bake for 7 more minutes.
Turn off the oven and let them rest for 7 more minutes.
Let cool for 10 mn before unmolding them on a wire rack. (Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar)