Financiers (Almond–Browned Butter Cakes)

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated March/April 2020, America's Test Kitchen TV

These buttery, nutty, two-bite treats with chewy centers and crisp shells are a pastry chef's secret weapon. Now they can be yours, too.

SERVES Makes 24 cakes

TIME 40 minutes, plus 20 minutes cooling

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For financiers with complex almond flavor and contrasting textures, we started by spraying a mini-muffin tin with baking spray with flour. The flour in the spray helped the sides of the cakes rise along with the center, preventing doming. W...

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