FRIANDS

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Old fashioned French cake now a trendy cafe item "Down Under". I like these because they are so quick and easy to make; minium effort, maxium affect. My sister in law in Australia introduced me to them.

Provided by Julia Leatherwood

Categories     Dessert

Time 35m

Yield 12 cakes, 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 5

185 g butter, melted
1 cup ground almonds (125g)
6 egg whites, lightly beaten
1 1/2 cups icing sugar (240g)
1/2 cup plain flour or 1/2 cup all-purpose flour (75g)

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to Gas 5, 200-210C, 400-425 degrees F.
  • Grease 12 muffin cups or friand pans.
  • Combine ground almonds, sieved sugar and flour in medium bowl.
  • Add egg whites and cooled melted butter and mix with wooden spoon.
  • Pour or spoon mixture into prepared pans.
  • Bake about 25 minutes, turning pan/s during cooking.
  • Friands should spring back to the touch Variations: Before baking- Scatter sliced strawberries on top.
  • Add juice and grated rind of lemon to batter, top with raspberries.
  • Scatter sliced plums or nectarines or peaches on top and add a tsp of almond essence to batter.
  • Any flavourings work plus adding some finely chopped chocolate, white or dark works well with raspberries.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 241.5, Fat 16.5, SaturatedFat 8.2, Cholesterol 33, Sodium 116, Carbohydrate 20.6, Fiber 1.1, Sugar 15.2, Protein 4.2

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