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Banana and Hazelnut Financier With Walnut Cream

Banana and Hazelnut Financier With Walnut Cream is built on Fl Milk, Egg Yolks, Caster Sugar, Good Pinch Of Ground Cinnamon, and Unsalted Butter. Serves 4. Add it to your meal plan and shop the whole list in one go.

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Ingredients

• 50 g
• 200 ml
• 4
• 2 tbsp
• to taste
• 50 g
• 1
• 3
• 100 g
• 50 g
• 40 g
• 2
• 2 tbsp
• to taste

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Put the walnuts and milk in a pan.

2. 2

   Bring to the boil, then blend in a food processor until smooth.

3. 3

   Whisk the egg yolks with the caster sugar until thickened slightly and pale.

4. 4

   Add the walnut paste and whisk well.

5. 5

   Pour the mixture into a clean pan and stir over a low heat until thickened enough to coat the back of a wooden spoon.

6. 6

   Add the cinnamon, then strain into a jug and leave to cool.

7. 7

   Brush with a little oil. Preheat the oven to 160:C / Gas 3 / fan oven 140:C.

8. 8

   Make the financier: melt the butter with the vanilla pod in a pan, then brown over a medium heat.

9. 9

   Remove the vanilla pod and leave butter to cool.

10. 10

    Whisk the egg whites until soft peaks form.

11. 11

    Gradually whisk in the icing sugar, a spoonful at a time, then fold in the flour and hazelnuts, then the browned butter.

12. 12

    Divide the mixture between the rings and cook for 15 minutes until pale golden.

13. 13

    Allow to cool a little, then remove the rings.

14. 14

    Thinly slice the bananas and arrange on top.

15. 15

    Sprinkle over the sugar evenly, then caramelise under a hot grill or with a cooks blowtorch.

16. 16

    Transfer to plates and spoon a little walnut cream around. Dust with cocoa powder and decorate with walnuts. serves 4