Peach Financiers

Ingredients

• 3 ounces unsalted butter plus additional for greasing
• 3 eggs whites
• 0.5 cups white sugar
• 0.5 cups almond meal
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour plus additional for dusting pan
• 0.25 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 0.13 teaspoons salt
• 12 small pieces of peeled peach

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Generously butter a 12-muffin mini-muffin tin. Add a pinch of flour to each cup; shake to coat bottoms.

2. 2

   Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. The melted butter will get foamy. Keep pan moving to prevent burning, but continue toasting butter until it turns golden brown, about 4 minutes. Remove from heat.

3. 3

   Whisk egg whites and sugar together in a large bowl. Whisk until sugar dissolves and egg whites get thick and foamy, 2 or 3 minutes. Mix in almond meal, flour, vanilla, and salt. Whisk in browned butter.

4. 4

   Fill muffin cups almost to the cop. Tap pan to eliminate any air bubbles.

5. 5

   Bake 5 minutes. Remove pan from oven, and top financiers with small pieces of peach. Transfer pan back to oven. Continue baking until browned, 10 to 12 more minutes.

6. 6

   Let cool at least 10 minutes before removing from the pan.