Chocolate Financiers

This recipe was served at our June 2011 Self Reliance Class on Alternate Grains taught by Aitran Jaime.

Recipe By: Gluten-Free Girl, via David Lebovitz
Serves: 15 one-inch cookies

Ingredients:

6 tablespoons unsalted butter

1 cup almond meal/flour

4 tablespoons Dutch-process unsweetened cocoa powder

1/8 teaspoon salt

3/4 cup powdered sugar

1/3 cup egg whites (approx. two large)

1/4 teaspoon almond extract

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 400°F.
2. Lightly grease and flour financier molds or mini-muffin tins.
3. Melt the butter in a small saucepan and set it aside until it reaches room temperature.
4. Mix the almond flour with the cocoa powder, salt, and powdered sugar.
5. Stir the egg whites and almond extract into the almond mixture, then gradually stir in the melted butter until incorporated and smooth.
6. Spoon the batter into the molds, filling them three-quarters full.
7. Bake the financiers for 10 to 15 minutes, until the cookies are slightly puffed and springy to the touch.
8. Remove them from the oven and let cool completely before removing the financiers from the molds.
9. Once cooled, financiers can be kept in an airtight container at room temperature for up to one week.