Pistachio Financiers
- 1 cup whole blanched almonds, coarsely chopped (see Note)
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 24 to 30 shelled pistachios
- Preheat the oven to 400.
- Butter and flour sixteen 3 1/2-inch-long barquettes or 30 mini muffin pan cups.
- In a food processor, grind the almonds to a fine powder.
- In a bowl, mix the almond powder and sugar.
- Whisk in the eggs until incorporated, then whisk in the melted butter, followed by the flour.
- Spoon the batter into the prepared barquette molds or mini muffin cups and decorate with the pistachios.
- Bake the cakes until golden brown, about 12 minutes for barquettes and 16 minutes for mini muffins.
- Let cool slightly, then run a knife around each cake and transfer them to a rack to cool.
whole blanched almonds, sugar, eggs, unsalted butter, allpurpose, pistachios
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/pistachio-financiers (may not work)