Ultimate Financiers

Directions

1. 1
   Leave the egg whites at room temperature.
2. 2
   Mix the dry ingredients and sift together.
3. 3
   Put the egg whites in a bowl and beat lightly.
4. 4
   Add the sugar and without whisking, stir the mixture over a bain-marie until the sugar dissolves.
5. 5
   Add the dry ingredients to Step 2 in one go and stir with a plastic spatula until the dry ingredients are completely combined.
6. 6
   Put the unsalted butter in a small pan and heat over low until browned.
7. 7
   Remove from the heat and continue to heat until nicely browned with care.
8. 8
   Add the browned butter little by little to Step 3 and stir.
9. 9
   Stir the mixture by folding in until the browned butter is completely combined.
10. 10
    Cover with cling film and leave to rest in the fridge for 1 hour.
11. 11
    Grease the moulds with unsalted butter (not listed) and sprinkle over the strong bread flour with a sieve.
12. 12
    Preheat the oven to 180C.
13. 13
    Pour the batter into the moulds to fill up to 80%.
14. 14
    Arrange the moulds leaving gaps, between on a baking sheet.
15. 15
    Bake in the oven heated to 180C for 15 minutes.
16. 16
    Remove the financiers from the moulds and they're done.