PISTACHIO-CHOCOLATE FRIANDS

Pistachio-Chocolate Friands image

A friand is a French small cake made with almond flour. It's delicious!

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Time 50m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

10 tablespoons unsalted butter, plus more for greasing
¾ cup almond flour
2 tablespoons almond flour
¾ cup all-purpose flour
1 cup confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
¾ cup demerara sugar
¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
½ teaspoon baking powder
5 large egg whites
⅓ cup chopped pistachios, or more to taste

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 320 degrees F (160 degrees C). Grease 12 small cake moulds well with butter.
Melt 10 tablespoons butter in a saucepan until it becomes golden over medium-low heat. Remove from heat and let cool.
Combine almond flour, all-purpose flour, confectioners' sugar, demerara sugar, cocoa powder, and baking powder in a bowl; stir together until well combined. Add unwhipped egg whites and mix until well combined. Add melted butter and pistachios. Pour batter into the prepared moulds.
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the friands comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Bon appetit!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 259.5 calories, Carbohydrate 25.8 g, Cholesterol 25.4 mg, Fat 16 g, Fiber 2.1 g, Protein 5.4 g, SaturatedFat 6.8 g, Sodium 60.3 mg, Sugar 16.4 g