Almond Financiers

Name: Almond Financiers
Yield: Yield: 20 to 30 small cakes
Ingredients: 11 ounces (310 g) almond paste; 4 ounces (115 g) granulated sugar; 1 tablespoon (15 ml) Calvados; Melted unsalted butter; Sliced almonds, lightly crushed; 6 ounces (170 g) Beurre Noisette; Powdered sugar; ¼ teaspoon (1 g) baking powder; 3 eggs, at room temperature; 3 ounces (85 g) bread flour

Preparation info

Yield:
20 to 30
small cakes

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Professional Pastry Chef

By Bo Friberg

Published 1989

About

Ingredients

Melted unsalted butter
Sliced almonds, lightly crushed
4 ounces (115 g) granulated suga

Dessert
Vegetarian
Baking

Method

Brush melted butter over the inside of 20 to 30 small madeleine baking forms, coat with crushed almonds, and place the forms on a sheet pan.
Place the sugar and almond paste in a mixing bowl. Blend the butter in gradually, making sure there are no lumps. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, then the Calvados.
Sift the flour and baking powder together and stir i