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Peanut Butter Ingots

March 22, 2010 by Lois Britton 10 Comments

Heavenly Cake Baker Submission #9
I baked this financier recipe in mini muffin pans – what an experience!  Preparing this batter was aroma therapy.   Mmmmm!
First, I toasted the almonds, and while they were in the oven, I browned the butter.   The fantastic smells in the kitchen got even better when the almonds were ground in the food processor with powdered sugar.  Once they’re very fine, a little flour was worked into the mixture.
Egg whites were mixed until frothy, then the dry, nutty ingredients were mixed in.  Next, the browned butter and then the peanut butter.
I put the batter in a big ziplock bag and snipped a corner and used this to pipe my batter into the mini muffin pans.  The recipe made 24 mini cupcakes.  I baked them at 375 for 12 minutes.  I sampled a bit of the batter and the flavor reminded me of a Bit-O-Honey candy, only more sophisticated.
I also sampled a couple of the mini cupcakes.  The crust is crisp and the inside is almost creamy; they have a wonderful nutty flavor.
I remember the rave reviews for the lacquer glaze.  So, I decided that I would glaze these little gems; after all, chocolate and peanut butter go so well together.  I used a serrated knife to level the top because I wanted to serve them upside down.
A friend is cooking us dinner this week because I’m going to help him amend his tax return.  I thought I’d take these along for dessert.  I know everyone will enjoy them.  I will definitely bake the peanut butter ingots again, but next time I’ll skip the glaze.  The glaze is so wonderfully, chocolaty that I think it over-powers the delicate cake.  Next time, the peanut butter ingots will stand alone.
Unlike my other blog posts, as part of the Heavenly Cake Bakers, I don’t post recipes from this book on the internet.  One of the reasons for this baking group is to encourage readers to purchase the cookbook.  That strategy worked on me!  After follow the group’s baking adventures for a couple of months, I ordered a copy from Amazon.  You can too.
Lois Britton

An accountant by trade and a food blogger since 2009, Lois Britton fell in love with Polish cuisine during the years she lived in Poznań, Poland. As the creator of PolishHousewife.com,  she loves connecting readers with traditional Polish recipes. Lois has a graduate certificate in Food Writing and Photography from the University of South Florida. She is the author of The Polish Housewife Cookbook, available on Amazon and on her website.

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Comments

  1. JC

    March 22, 2010 at 2:10 pm

    You are so right, the aroma from these had me climbing the walls waiting for them to come out of the oven. Mine didn’t last long and I had to make them again. They are delicious

    Raymond

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  2. Vicki

    March 22, 2010 at 4:32 pm

    Chocolate lacquer glaze! But of course! Brilliant. I was racking my brain trying to figure out how to combine these little gems with chocolate.

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  3. Jenn

    March 22, 2010 at 8:26 pm

    Great idea to use the glaze and to serve it upside down. Look pretty!

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  4. Monica

    March 22, 2010 at 10:17 pm

    LOL mini looked like yours all dome-like. And I have to agree these are the type of cake that are much better with nothing on top. Plain and delicious.

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  5. Mendy

    March 23, 2010 at 12:02 am

    ב”ה

    Perhaps there is another way to combine these with chocolate that does not overpower them.

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  6. faithy, the baker

    March 23, 2010 at 1:42 am

    looks yummy and so pretty with the glaze

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  7. Bungalow Barbara

    March 23, 2010 at 8:15 pm

    Lovely! I almost made mine as minis, now I wish I had!

    Maybe a thin milk chocolate glaze instead?

    Reply
  8. Lois B

    March 23, 2010 at 11:53 pm

    Thanks everyone for the nice comments. I think if I do try chocolate again, Barbara and Mendy are right, I need something lighter in flavor.

    I love seeing how many different versions we get when we’re all working from the same recipe!

    Reply
  9. Hanaâ

    March 25, 2010 at 4:01 am

    Oh how cool is that!!! Love the choc glaze on top.

    Reply
  10. Nicola

    March 27, 2010 at 6:37 pm

    The glaze looks fab… good to know that the chocolate overpowers the cake flavour. I was busy thinking that they needed chocolate! Will turn that thought off now.

    Reply

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