Pistachio and Raspberry Financiers
 
 
Serves: makes 36 mini cakes
Ingredients
  • 12 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 6 large egg whites, at room temperature
  • ¾ cup shelled pistachios, raw and unsalted
  • 1 cup sugar
  • ⅔ cup all-purpose flour
  • pinch of fine sea salt
  • ½ pint (1 cup) fresh raspberries
Method
  1. Put the butter in a small saucepan and cook over medium heat until it melts and only just begins to take on a pale golden color. Pour the butter into a measuring cup with a spout and set aside.
  2. Use a fork to stir the egg whites in a small bowl just enough to break them up; set aside.
  3. Put the pistachios and the sugar in a food processor and pulse until the nuts are ground (it's okay if you have some chunks here and there). Add the flour and salt; pulse again to blend, and then transfer the mixture to a medium bowl.
  4. Pour the egg whites into the bowl and using a whisk or spatula, stir gently until they are blended into the nut mixture. Gradually add the butter to the mixture. It will seem like a LOT of butter, but keep stirring lightly and soon you'll have a thick, shiny batter. Perfection!
  5. Press a piece of plastic wrap against the surface of the batter and chill for at least 8 hours (up to 2 days).
  6. Center a rack in the over and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray the molds of a mini-muffin tin with nonstick spray and place the pan on a baking sheet.
  7. Fill each mold half full with the chilled batter. Place 1 raspberry in the center of each cup.
  8. Bake the financiers for 24 to 28 minutes, rotating halfway through. The tops will be springy to the touch and a toothpick inserted in the center will come out clean when the cookies are done. Run a table knife around the edges of the muffins to detach them from the pan then cookies onto a rack. Allow to cool to room temperature.
Recipe by Kitchen Meets Girl at https://kitchenmeetsgirl.com/pistachio-and-raspberry-financiers/