Ube financiers
Small, golden at the edges, soft in the middle, scented with browned butter: ube financiers are elegant, addictive little bites.
A quick batter, and a batch of little purple treats.
The chic little bite
The financier owes its finesse to ground almonds and browned butter.
This lightly toasted butter brings a hazelnut taste that marries the vanilla softness of ube. The texture, soft and dense, melts in the mouth. A refined bite, ideal with a coffee or a tea.
The financier uses only egg whites: it's traditionally a pastry chefs' no-waste recipe.
Ube financiers, step by step.
A few ingredients, a little patience, and purple takes to dessert.
Ingredients
- 3 egg whites
- 80 g butter
- 80 g icing sugar
- 50 g ground almonds
- 40 g flour
- 1 tbsp Kinampay ube powder (approx. 10 g)
Equipment
- A financier mould
- A saucepan
- A whisk
Method
- Melt the butter until it turns nutty brown and fragrant, then let it cool slightly.
- Mix the icing sugar, ground almonds, flour and ube powder.
- Stir in the unbeaten egg whites, then the browned butter.
- Divide into the moulds and bake for 15 minutes at 180 °C, until the edges turn golden.
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All the flavour comes from the butter.
Take the butter to a nutty brown, without burning it: that's where its aroma is born. Don't whip the egg whites, simply fold them in. Resting the batter in the fridge before baking intensifies the softness even more.
Serve them barely warm: the centre is then at its most meltingly soft.
Mistakes to avoid
Three pitfalls for soft financiers.
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Your questions about this recipe.
How do you make ube financiers?
Mix ground almonds, icing sugar, flour and ube powder, add the egg whites and browned butter, then bake for 15 minutes at 180 °C.
What is browned butter?
Melted butter taken until it browns and gives off a hazelnut aroma, the heart of the financier flavour.
Do ube financiers contain caffeine?
No, ube is naturally caffeine-free.
Can you make the batter ahead?
Yes: it keeps for 2 days in the fridge and even gains in flavour.
How do you keep them soft?
In an airtight box, 3 to 4 days; a brief spell in the oven restores their softness.