Homemade Savoiardi cookies

Ingredients:

• 2 tbsp (30 g) butter
• 3/4 cup plus 2 tbsp sifted premium wheat flour
• 4 egg yolks
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 4 egg whites, beaten until foamy
• A pinch of salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• Powdered sugar for sprinkling

Preparation:

1. Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease two baking sheets with 2 tablespoons of butter and sprinkle with 2 tablespoons of flour. Make parallel lines in the flour across the width of the baking sheets, about 10 cm apart.
2. Place the egg yolks and sugar in the large bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachments and beat on medium-high speed until the mixture is pale yellow, thick, and triples in size, about 8 minutes. Add the egg whites, the remaining 3/4 cup flour, salt, and vanilla, and mix thoroughly until smooth.
3. Fill a large pastry bag fitted with a 2cm round tip with the dough. Pipe 10cm long oblong lines of dough, using the marked lines as borders. Dust the ladyfingers with powdered sugar.
4. Bake the savoiardi cookies for 15-18 minutes, or until firm on the outside but still soft in the center.