japanese dessert recipe: financiers with matcha and hojicha (easy to make)

almond flour

🥗Healthier: oat flour

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

Oat flour is gluten-free and often less expensive.

unsalted butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is dairy-free and can reduce saturated fat.

powdered sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: granulated sugar

Coconut sugar has a lower glycemic index.

matcha powder

🥗Healthier: green tea powder

💰Cheaper: green tea leaves

Green tea leaves can be ground at home for a budget-friendly option.

Brown the stick of unsalted butter until it has solids on the bottom.

Combine 50 grams of almond flour, 30 grams of cake flour, and 20 grams of whole wheat flour in a mixing bowl.

Process 120 grams of sugar in a food processor until fine like caster sugar.

Whip 120 grams of egg whites until stiff peaks form.

Combine the dry ingredients with the whipped egg whites.

Add the browned butter to the mixture and combine until incorporated.

Split the batter into two bowls for matcha and hojicha.

Add matcha powder to one bowl and hojicha powder to the other.

Spoon the batter into a cupcake tin and a mini loaf pan, filling them about a quarter to half inch full.

Preheat the oven to 400°F (204°C).

Bake for 15 to 20 minutes until starting to brown.

Cool on a wire rack before serving.

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