Cranberry Pear Hazelnut Financier

Serves: 3

Destiney Bartoletti

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

53

Spice

56

Sweetness

45

Sourness

45

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.4

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 medium

Pear (firm-ripe)

3 tsp

Salt

6 large

Egg White

1.5 tsps

Vanilla

Directions:

1

Preheat oven to 350°F

2

And butter and flour a 9- by 2-inch round cake pan

3

Spread hazelnuts in a shallow baking pan and toast in oven until they begin to turn pale golden, 7 to 10 minutes

4

Cool hazelnuts completely

5

Discard any hazelnut skins that rub off easily

6

Increase oven temperature to 400°F

7

Peel and core pear

8

Chop pear coarse and in a bowl toss with cranberries and 1/4 cup sugar

9

In a food processor grind nuts with remaining 3/4 cup sugar, flour, and salt until fine

10

In a bowl with an electric mixer beat whites with a pinch salt until they just hold stiff peaks and fold in nut mixture gently but thoroughly

11

Fold in butter and vanilla (the batter will deflate) and spread batter evenly in cake pan

12

Arrange fruit mixture evenly over batter and bake in middle of oven 40 to 45 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean

13

Cool cake in pan on a rack 5 minutes and invert onto a plate

14

Cool cake, fruit side up, on rack until ready to serve

15

Preheat oven to 350°F

16

And butter and flour a 9- by 2-inch round cake pan

17

Spread hazelnuts in a shallow baking pan and toast in oven until they begin to turn pale golden, 7 to 10 minutes

18

Cool hazelnuts completely

19

Discard any hazelnut skins that rub off easily

20

Increase oven temperature to 400°F

21

Peel and core pear

22

Chop pear coarse and in a bowl toss with cranberries and 1/4 cup sugar

23

In a food processor grind nuts with remaining 3/4 cup sugar, flour, and salt until fine

24

In a bowl with an electric mixer beat whites with a pinch salt until they just hold stiff peaks and fold in nut mixture gently but thoroughly

25

Fold in butter and vanilla (the batter will deflate) and spread batter evenly in cake pan

26

Arrange fruit mixture evenly over batter and bake in middle of oven 40 to 45 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean

27

Cool cake in pan on a rack 5 minutes and invert onto a plate

28

Cool cake, fruit side up, on rack until ready to serve

29

Sprinkle cake with confectioners' sugar and serve warm or at room temperature with whipped cream or ice cream

30

Sprinkle cake with confectioners' sugar and serve warm or at room temperature with whipped cream or ice cream