Part 1: True Gold Financier
Ingredients
Method- 415g Confectioners' Sugar
- 150g Almond Flour
- 130g Flour
- 20g deZaan True Gold Cocoa Powder
- 1.5g Baking Soda
- 35g Trimoline
- 418g Egg Whites
- 10g Vanilla Paste
- 227g Brown Butter
- Combine the sugar, almond flour, flour, cocoa powder, and baking soda. Mix to combine.
- Add in the trimoline, egg whites, and vanilla paste. Mix to combine.
- Stream in the brown butter.
- Allow the batter to rest for at least an hour in the refrigerator.
- Pipe into greased molds (4cm round) and bake at 180°C/350°F for about 5-8 minutes.
Part 2: Pistachio Cream
Ingredients
Method- 454g Cream 35%
- 454g Mascarpone
- 200g Confectioners' Sugar
- 100g Pistachio Paste
- 1g Sea Salt
- 8g Vanilla Extract
- Whisk all the ingredients together starting on first speed.
- Once the mascarpone has broken up into small pieces, whisk on medium speed to medium peaks.
- Reserve chilled in a piping bag with a round tip.
Part 3: Assembly
Ingredients
MethodFor decoration:
- Orange Zest
- Crushed Pistachio
- Pistachio Paste
- Pipe the pistachio cream on top of the True Gold Financier.
- Using a heated measuring spoon, create a deep divot in the pistachio cream. Pipe in some pistachio paste.
- Sprinkle some crushed pistachio on the top and finish with freshly grated orange zest.