Chef Eric Kayser | Financier Recipe

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A financier recipe from Parisian master baker Eric Kayser of Maison Kayser.

Financier Recipe

Recipe courtesy of chef Eric Kayser

Ingredients

- 4.5 oz of butter
- 1 vanilla bean
- 4 egg whites
- 1 pinch of salt
- 3.5 oz sugar
- 3.5oz vanilla sugar
- 1 oz almond powder
- 2.5oz flour
- 1/2 tablespoon baking powder

Directions

1) Warm the butter with the vanilla bean split open length-wise, until it become slightly brown.

2) Whip the egg whites and the salt, then, incorporate the sugar and the vanilla sugar.

3) Mix and the almond powder, baking powder and flour all together. Then incorporate gently this mix into the egg whites.

4) Keep the mixture refrigerated for one hour.

5) Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees F.

6) Fill the molds with the mixture and bake for 15 minutes.

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Chef Eric Kayser | Financier Recipe

July 22, 2013

Maison Eric Kayser | New York, NY + Paris, France

Master Baker Eric Kayser’s Parisian bakery empire, Maison Eric Kayser, is expanding in New York. With his second location recently opening in the Flatiron district, it’s becoming easier and easier to try his renowned breads and pastries. He is known for his sourdough breads that are created using a traditional and natural liquid starter and without commercial yeast.

We asked him for his bread making tips, his seasonal favorites and where he likes to eat and shop in Paris.

Photograph courtesy of Eric Kayser