Pistachio-Matcha Financiers

I am team cake when it comes to Financiers, Dorie labels them cookies. These pistachio-matcha financiers are the perfect green for the holiday season. These butter-laden cakes are sweetened with sugar, have all-purpose and whole wheat flour, pistachios for crunch and color, matcha powder for taste and color and 6 egg whites (and of course…

Pistachio and Raspberry Financiers

This week on Tuesdays with Dorie we are making our last financiers from Baking Chez Moi. These mini cakes were new to me until I joined this group. We enjoyed the previous recipes Macha Financiers and Cowgirl Cornmeal-Pecan Financiers. These Pistachio and Raspberry Financiers were no exception in the like category. Financiers need planning ahead,…

Cowgirl Cornmeal-Pecan Financiers

Tuesdays with Dorie Baking Chez Moi Our second Financiers from Baking Chez Moi. This southern take on a French dessert is made with ground pecans, cornmeal and butter, lots of butter. This is quite a rich dessert and one was quite satisfying. My mini-muffin pan made about 24 with a tablespoon and a half scoop….

Matcha Financiers

Financiers cooling in the morning sun. According to Ito En: Matcha green tea is considered Japan’s most classic and popular beverage. Matcha is the treasured powdered green tea traditionally used in the Japanese Tea Ceremony-Chado. The vibrant green tea is finely milled from high quality tea leaves. Matcha is made using the entire tea leaf,…