Ingredients

  • Vegetable oil
  • 9 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1 ⅛ ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
  • 1 vanilla bean
  • 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
  • ¼ cup plus 2 teaspoons flour
  • cup plus 1 tablespoon finely ground almonds
  • 1 tablespoon plus 1/2 teaspoon finely ground pistachios
  • 4 egg whites
  • Nutritional Information
    • Nutritional analysis per serving (2 servings)

      1122 calories; 83 grams fat; 37 grams saturated fat; 2 grams trans fat; 32 grams monounsaturated fat; 7 grams polyunsaturated fat; 89 grams carbohydrates; 4 grams dietary fiber; 68 grams sugars; 10 grams protein; 137 milligrams cholesterol; 38 milligrams sodium

    • Note: Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available data.

Makes 14 financiers

Preparation

  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Grease a financier mold (tops of mold should measure approximately 1 7/8 by 3 * inches), madeleine mold or small muffin tin with vegetable oil and place on a baking sheet. If you use individual molds, you’ll need 14.
  2. Melt the butter over medium-low heat, stirring often, until it turns amber and smells nutty; keep warm. Melt the chocolate in a double boiler over low heat and keep warm. Split the vanilla bean in half lengthwise and scrape out the seeds. Set both the pod and seeds aside.
  3. In a large bowl, sift together the sugar and flour. Add the almonds and pistachios and mix with a wooden spoon. Add the egg whites, vanilla pod and seeds and stir vigorously. Strain a quarter of the warm butter over the mixture and stir to combine. Strain in the remaining butter and mix well; then stir in the melted chocolate.
  4. Let the batter cool to room temperature. Remove the vanilla pod. (The batter will hold in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.)
  5. Pour the batter almost to the top of the molds. Bake for 12 to 13 minutes; rotate the pan after 6 minutes. Let cool slightly on the baking sheet and then transfer from the mold to a baking rack.

About 45 minutes

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