LITTLE LIME FRIANDS

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These delicious small cakes are very easy to make and really, really tasty! You can add a variety of flavours and toppings to create your own style of friands.

Provided by Pietro

Categories     Dessert

Time 35m

Yield 30 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

6 egg whites
185 g butter
1 cup almond meal
1 cup icing sugar
1/2 cup plain flour
1 tablespoon lime rind
1 tablespoon lime juice
30 whole blanched almonds
30 small cupcakes, pans

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 200 degrees celsius.
  • Grease small cupcake pan.
  • Place egg whites in a medium bowl and whisk lightly until combined.
  • Add melted butter, ground almond meal, sifted icing sugar and flour.
  • Add finely grated lime rind and lime juice.
  • Whisk mixture until just combined.
  • Divide mixture among prepared pans.
  • Top with one almond per cake.
  • Bake for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to rest for 5 minutes.
  • Turn cakes onto a wire rack to cool.
  • When cool, dust with sifted icing sugar.
  • Variations.
  • Lemon rind and lemon juice.
  • Alternatively,any citrus can be used. A glaze of melted marmalade can be brushed on cooked friands whilst cooling.
  • Before baking, friands can be topped with rhubard, blueberries or raspberries.
  • Don't be afraid to experiment!
  • Friands are best eaten on the day they are made.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 89, Fat 6.6, SaturatedFat 3.3, Cholesterol 13.2, Sodium 46.4, Carbohydrate 6.3, Fiber 0.4, Sugar 4.1, Protein 1.7

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