Genuine Peach Blossoms 20g botanical ingredient photograph, not a photograph of prepared financiers.

Ingredients

• 100 g unsalted butter
• 80 g ground almonds
• 100 g icing sugar
• 40 g plain flour
• 3 egg whites
• 2 teaspoons finely crumbled dried Peach Blossoms
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• Flaked almonds, to finish

How to prepare

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C and prepare small financier moulds.
2. Brown the unsalted butter gently in a saucepan, watching closely to avoid burning; remove from the heat and cool slightly.
3. Combine the ground almonds, icing sugar and flour.
4. Stir in the egg whites, vanilla and finely crumbled culinary dried Peach Blossoms.
5. Stir in the slightly cooled browned butter to form the batter.
6. Spoon into the prepared small moulds, scatter with flaked almonds, and bake at 180°C for approximately 12–15 minutes, until baked through and lightly golden.
7. Allow to cool before serving.

Kitchen notes

Contains tree nuts (almonds), milk/dairy, eggs and wheat/gluten. Use only correctly identified culinary food-grade Peach Blossoms (Prunus persica), not ornamental or pesticide-treated blossoms. Ingredient safety and suitability for eating must be confirmed with your botanical supplier; do not use unknown or chemically treated blooms. The preserved source does not specify a tested yield, mould size or shelf life; check doneness and follow hygienic storage practices. No medical claims are made.