White chocolate and citrus financier tart displayed on a plate and ready to be served

White chocolate and citrus financier style tart

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Level :

Intermediate

Prep Time :

1h30min

Cook Time :

15 min

Servings :

6 portions

White chocolate and citrus financier style tart recipe


An original recipe by L’Ecole Valrhona Gourmet

Utensils:

  • Saucepan

  • Piping bag

  • Hand mixer

  • Parchment paper 

Made with the products below :

1. Pistachio and orange blossom financier cake

Ingredients:

  • 90g Confectioner’s sugar 
  • 75g Pistachio flour 

  • 1g Fleur de sel 

  • 75g Egg whites 

  • 50g Unsalted butter 

  • 15g Orange blossom water 

Prep time: 20 min

Rest time: 12h

Cook time: 15 min

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven at 355°F (180°C).
  • Make the brown butter by placing the butter into a saucepan over medium heat and melting until it no longer crackles. 
  • All the water contained in the butter will have evaporated, and only the fat and casein will remain. 
  • The butter will then have taken on a “brown” color and a slightly caramelized scent. 
  • Sift together the different dry ingredients: confectioner’s sugar, pistachio flour, and fleur de sel. 
  • Add the tempered egg whites and the brown butter. 
  • Pour in the orange blossom water and mix everything together. 
  • Refrigerate for 12 hours before use. 
  • Pour the mixture into a piping bag. 
  • Pipe into the ring. 
  • Bake the financier at 355°F (180°C) for approx. 15 minutes. 

2. White chocolate Ivoire 35% and orange blossom whipped ganache

 Ingredients:

Prep time: 30 min

Rest time: 7h

Steps:

  • Roughly chop the Ivoire 35% white chocolate.
  • Boil the cream and honey mixture in a saucepan. 
  • Slowly pour the boiling mixture in 3 batches over the Ivoire 35% white chocolate, mixing in the center to create an elastic, shiny core, the sign that an emulsion is beginning to form.
  • Maintain this texture throughout the mixing process.
  • Then, add the orange blossom water. 
  • Mix at the end one final time, then set aside. 
  • Mix the ganache base with the cold cream. 
  • Allow to set in the refrigerator for a minimum of 3 hours, before whipping the mixture to obtain a texture consistent enough for the ganache to be used in a piping bag. 
  • Beat the ganache with a hand mixer.
  • Using a piping bag, pipe balls of whipped ganache onto a guitar sheet or a sheet of parchment paper in a circle formation (diameter of 20cm), then cover with a second sheet to slightly flatten the balls. 
  • Freeze the ganache spheres for at least 4 hours.

3. Whole fruit citrus compote

 Ingredients:

  • 500g Citrus fruit pulp of your choice (orange, grapefruit, etc.) 
  • 75g Sugar 

Prep time: 20 min

Cook time: 30 min

Rest time: until the compote cools down

Steps:

  • Peel the citrus fruits. 
  • Then, using a sharp knife, cut off the two ends of the citrus fruit. 
  • Remove the skin. 
  • Using the knife, cut out each citrus quarter so as to extract the pulp and detach it from the skin. 
  • Roughly chop, then slowly stew with the sugar in a saucepan over medium heat for at least 30 minutes, stirring regularly, like when making a compote or jam. 
  • Store in the refrigerator.

4. White chocolate and citrus financier assembly

 Ingredients:

  • 10g Pistachio pieces 
  • 4 Edible flowers (optional) 
  • As needed Remaining citrus fruit segments  

Prep time: 20 min

Steps:

  • Place the whipped ganache circle onto the financier cake. 
  • Fill the center of the crown with the citrus compote. 
  • Garnish with citrus segments, pistachio pieces, and a few edible flowers.