💫 Guest Chef Sandra Holl of Floriole Bakery: Chocolate Hazelnut Financier

💫 Part 1 of our Guest Chef series: Chicago-based Floriole's Sandra Holl shares her delicious financier recipe and answers our Baker's Dozen Questionnaire.

Chocolate Hazelnut Financier, photo from Floriole

Mark testing the financier recipe, decorating the flip side on the left, and decorating the top of the financier in the center photo. Photo by Mark Chacon

Sandra worked at the original Tartine Bakery in San Francisco’s Mission neighborhood in the early days—years before opening Floriole in Chicago, where she can still be found making these financiers and other gorgeous pastries.

HYC BAKER'S DOZEN QUESTIONNAIRE

1. What food holds the happiest memories for you?

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