Black sesame paste will add a powerful flavour to your desserts.
Ingredients for 40 financiers:
- 75 g ground almonds,
- 75 g flour,
- 225 g icing sugar,
- 180 g egg whites,
- 180 g unsalted butter,
- 50 g black sesame paste
Preparation of the financiers:
1. Put the butter in a saucepan and heat until it turns a lovely golden colour.
2. Pass the melted butter through a sieve and leave to cool.
3. Whip the egg whites (at room temperature) in a mixing bowl until they reach a uniform white consistency.
4. Sift the ground almonds, flour and icing sugar together.
5. Fold this mixture into your whipped egg whites.
6. Add the black sesame paste and the melted butter.
7. Cover with cling film and leave to rest in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
8. Pour the batter into the moulds.
9. Bake for 12 minutes at 170 °C.
10. Unmould and leave to cool.
Our tip
These financiers can be kept in the freezer for one to two months.
