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    Orange Financiers

    Published: Dec 4, 2021 | Updated: May 12, 2022

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    These easy Orange Financiers are flavored with browned butter, orange and almond flour. They are soft, tender and delightfully addicting! 

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    Day 4 of the annual 12 Days of Christmas Cookies 2021!

    Orange Financiers

    I would be lying if I knew what orange financiers were before culinary school. Once that butter started browning with the vanilla bean pod, I was hooked. Soft, tender, bite-sized cakes with beurre noisette?! Yes, please! 

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    I’ve made an easy orange variation that is flavored with orange zest. I use just the outermost part of the orange for a bright orange flavor that is floral without being overpowering. 

    Orange Financiers

    You can use a silicon mold, or individual molds of various sizes. I love the miniature ones because the whole cake is gone in two scrumptious bites! Another pastry chef gave me a whole box of those little ones I used. Adorable.

    Orange Financiers

    Most recently was Day 3 of the 12 Days of Christmas Cookies: Pistachio Cranberry Sablee Cookies!

    We had Day 2 of the 12 Day Christmas Cookie celebration: Cashew Caramel Pretzel Blondies!

     Cashew Caramel Pretzel Blondies

    Don’t forget about Part One of Day 2 of the 12 Day Cookie Extravaganza: Hungarian Walnut Rolls!

    Hungarian Walnut Rolls

    And who could leave out Day 1, Italian Pizzelles!? Make them all! But the Pistachio Cranberry Sablee Cookies are sure-fire winners because they can keep so long!

    Italian Pizzelles
    Orange Financiers
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    Orange Financiers

    Chef Lindsey
    These easy Orange Financiers are flavored with browned butter, orange and almond flour. They are soft, tender and delightfully addicting!
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    Prep Time 20 minutes
    Cook Time 8 minutes
    Chill Time 1 hour
    Total Time 1 hour 28 minutes
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine French
    Servings 50 Cookies
    Calories 27 kcal

    Ingredients
     

    • 75 g Butter
    • ½ vanilla bean pod (scraped pod only)
    • 30 g Almond meal
    • 30 g AP
    • 95 g confectioner's sugar
    • ½ Orange (zested)
    • 120 g Egg whites (from approximately 4 large eggs)
    • 2 tablespoon confectioner's sugar (for dusting)
    Metric - US Customary

    Instructions
     

    • In a small saucepan, cook the butter with the vanilla bean pod over medium heat until it has browned and the butter is a amber color with a nutty aroma. Stir or whisk occasionally to keep the butter solids from burning too quickly on the bottom.
    • Immediately remove the pan from the heat and pour into a heat-proof bowl to stop the browning process. Set aside and reserve warm.
    • In a medium bowl whisk together almond flour, all-purpose flour, confectioner’s sugar and orange zest. Whisk in egg whites.
    • Slowly add the warm browned butter and whisk it in after each addition. Cover the surface with plastic wrap and refrigerate until chilled through (several hours).
    • Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray financier molds with non-stick cooking spray or brush with butter. Place molds on a flat baking sheet.
    • Transfer to a piping bag. Pipe about ¾ full .
    • Dust the tops with confectioner’s sugar and bake in preheated oven for about 8 minutes or until the edges have browned and the tops have puffed.
    • Remove from molds immediately. Cool.
    • Best served the day they are made.

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    Notes

    Yield: 50, 2 ¾ inch financiers
    Keyword Christmas, christmas cookies, Christmas dessert, cookie recipe, mini desserts, orange dessert
    Tried this recipe?Mention @cheflindseyfarr
    Orange Financiers

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