Peach Financiers

Financiers are little French cakes made to an unusual recipe, which has a very simple method. Key ingredients are powdered sugar, almond meal, flour, butter and egg white. Because of their low fat content, financiers are best eaten on the day they are baked, service while they are little warm or at room temperature. Store in an airtight container once they are cool, but avoid refrigeration. Just like cupcakes, endless variations are possible.

Simple ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1 cup almond meal
• 1 1/2 sticks butter, melted
• 6 egg whites
• 1 can (14 oz.) canned peach slices, drained and chopped
• extra powdered sugar for dusting if you prefer

Easy to make:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degree F. Lightly spray non-stick cooking oil on a 12-recess standard muffin pan.
2. Sift sugar and flour into a large mixing bowl, then mix in almond meal.
3. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and mix in melted butter. Stir gently until just combined.
4. In another medium mixing bowl, lightly whisk egg whites until frothy. Stir egg whites into almond mixture. Lightly stir in 3/4th of the chopped peach.
5. Spoon mixture evenly into prepared pan. Top each cake with some of the reserved peach.
6. Bake for 25 minutes, or until a toothpaste inserted in the center of a cake tests clean.
7. Cool in pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool. Dust with powdered sugar just before serving.

Tips:

• You may use any other your favorite fruits as filling, such as blueberry, strawberry, raisins, cranberry, cherry, apricot, etc.

Leftover Egg Yolks...Make egg crepes...just add

• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 water
• 1/4 stick butter, melted

Mix all ingredients well in a mixing bowl. Pour 1/2 cup of mixture on a lightly oiled crepe pan. Cook on medium heat until both sides turn golden brown.