6 egg yolks
85g sugar
3 egg whites
55g flour (type 45, or cake flour ie not strong flour)
Preheat your oven to 220C.
Make a template to guide the size of the fingers, so they come out the same size.
Lightly grease 2 baking sheets and line with baking paper.
Beat the egg yolks and 50g of sugar lightly with a fork (so that the yolks can easily incorporate into the whites).
Whisk the egg whites using a stand mixer on the medium speed until foamy then gradually add the remaining 35g ofsugar, one tbsp at a time and continue beating until the egg whites become glossy, smooth.and in soft peaks.
Using a large spatula, fold the lightly beaten egg yolks into the meringue.
Sprinkle on the flour and salt and . fold gently until just mixed.(It is important to fold very gently and not overdo the folding, otherwise the batter would deflate and lose volume resulting in ladyfingers which are flat and not spongy). The batter would be thick and a plastic bench scraper would not flip when placed in the middle of the batter..
Pipe fingers between 4cm and 10cm long and 1.5cm wide using a plain tip, about 1 cm wide and a piping bag.
Sprinkle icing sugar over the ladyfingers and let it rest for 10 minutes. The sugar will pearl or look wet and glisten. Again, sprinkle with more icing sugar and let rest for another 5 minutes. The sugar and resting give the crispness.to the ladyfingers.
Bake the ladyfingers for 8 minutes, or until the fingers turn lightly golden brown and are still soft. Rotate the sheets halfway through baking.
Allow them to cool slightly on the sheets for about 5 minutes before removing the ladyfingers from the baking sheet. Remove with a metal spatula and cool on a rack.
Store them in an airtight container till required. They should keep for 2 to 3 weeks.