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

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! 

I’ve made an easy orange variation that is flavored with orange zest. Just as in my Orange Upside Down Cake, I use just the outermost part of the orange for a bright orange flavor that is floral without being overpowering. 

Orange Financiers
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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!

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

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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!

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Orange Financiers

These easy Orange Financiers are flavored with browned butter, orange and almond flour. They are soft, tender and delightfully addicting!
Prep: 20 minutes
Cook: 8 minutes
Chill Time: 1 hour
Total: 1 hour 28 minutes
Servings: 50 Cookies

Ingredients 
 

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

Nutrition

Calories: 27kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 3mg | Sodium: 18mg | Potassium: 7mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 40IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 3mg | Iron: 1mg
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: French
Calories: 27
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Orange Financiers

Hi, I’m Chef Lindsey!

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