Financiers

Ingredients

• 120g Unsalted butter
• 60g Almond flour
• 60g Confectioners' sugar
• 30g All-purpose flour
• 3 Egg whites (medium)
• 1 Prise Pinch of salt
• 1/2 TL Vanilla extract

Instructions

1. Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat and continue to heat until it turns a golden brown color and smells nutty (hazelnut butter/beurre noisette). Strain through a fine-mesh sieve and let cool.
2. Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F). Lightly grease and flour Financier molds (or mini-muffin tins).
3. In a bowl, combine almond flour, confectioners' sugar, all-purpose flour, and salt.
4. Lightly whisk the egg whites (do not whip to a foam) and add them to the dry ingredients along with the vanilla extract. Mix well.
5. Stir the cooled hazelnut butter into the batter mixture until well combined and a smooth batter forms.
6. Fill the prepared molds two-thirds full with the batter.
7. Bake in the preheated oven for 12-15 minutes, until the Financiers are golden brown and slightly crispy at the edges.
8. Remove from the oven, let cool briefly in the molds, then invert onto a wire rack and let cool completely.

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