Name: Chocolate Financiers, Citrus Streusel, and Candied Orange Peel
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 4 h
Yield: Serves 6–8
Ingredients: 1 ½ tablespoons (⅓ oz./10 g) unsweetened cocoa powder; 4 tablespoons (1 ¾ oz./50 g) light brown sugar; 1 ¾ oz. (50 g) bittersweet chocolate, 60 percent cocoa; 1 generous cup (5 ½ oz./150 g) confectioners’ sugar; 3 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon (50 g) butter; 8 ½ oz. (240 g) diced candied orange peel; Generous ½ cup (1 ¾ oz./50 g) cake flour; Zest* of ½ unwaxed orange; Zest of ½ unwaxed lemon; Generous ½ cup (1 ¾ oz./50 g) ground blanched almonds; ⅓ cup (75 ml) whipping cream; 2 ¼ cups (6 ¾ oz./190 g) ground blanched* almonds; 1 tablespoon (⅓ oz./10 g) cornstarch; 9 egg whites