← All recipes

Financier 01

A home-style Financier 01 made with Caster Sugar, Bleached All Purpose Flour, and Vanilla. Add it to your meal plan and shop the whole list in one go.

Illustrative photo

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cup
• 1 cup
• 2 tsp

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Place almonds and 3/4 cup sugar in food processor, pulse till finely ground. Transfer to a bowl with sifted flour.

2. 2

   Gently melt butter in a pan until golden with a nutty aroma (beurre noisette). Add rum if using and vanilla.

3. 3

   Whip egg whites with a pinch of salt until stiff peaks form.

4. 4

   Fold almond, flour and sugar mixture into the egg whites and then quickly fold in the the butter.

5. 5

   Pour cake batter into prepared pans and place in a pre-heated 400 degree oven for 15 to 20 minutes, until the cakes are a golden brown.

6. 6

   Cool on a rack.

7. 7

   Clean the pears leaving them whole with the stem intact.

8. 8

   Place all of the ingredients but the pears in a pan large enough to ensure the pears would be covered with syrup.

9. 9

   Simmer until all the sugar dissolves.

10. 10

    Add the pears and poach until tender.

11. 11

    Serve with a small scoop of vanilla ice cream on top. Re-heat the cakes before serving with a brushing of butter.