Financiers

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup unsalted butter (1 1/2 sticks)
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup ground almonds
• 6 large egg whites
• 2/3 cup all-purpose flour

Recipe

• 1 melt the butter in a small saucepan. continue to cook, watching closely, until the milk solids turn brown. be very careful, as they will turn from brown to black-burnt in a split second.
• 2 mix almonds and sugar in a medium saucepan. add egg whites and cook over low heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon. when the mixture is runny, slightly opaque and hot (about 2 minutes), remove from heat and stir in flour. add melted butter slowly. transfer to a bowl, cover tightly with plastic wrap (press plastic against surface of batter), and chill at least 1 hour, or up to 3 days.
• 3 preheat oven to 400°f butter 12 financier molds or 12 mini-muffin cups, dust with flour, and discard excess (or use butter-and-flour baking spray). if using individual molds, line them up on a cookie sheet.
• 4 fill each mold/cup almost full (about 3 tbsp each). bake for 13 minutes or until golden and springy to the touch. cool a few minutes, then turn out onto a rack to cool completely.