Friands - from Carol

Coffee choc Friands
the ingredients

250g icing sugar
100g plain flour
125g ground almonds
180g butter, melted and cooled
6 egg whites, lightly beaten
2 tablespoons instant coffee granules, dissolved in 1 tablespoons hot water
100g dark chocolate, finely chopped


the fun
§ Preheat the oven to 180ºc
§ In a medium bowl, combine sugar, flour, almonds, butter & egg whites. Mix well until all ingredients are combined.
§ Pour dissolved coffee into mixture and mix well.
§ Spoon mixture into Flexibake Pan and top each friand with chopped chocolate.
§ Bake for 20 minutes or until cooked.
§ Remove from oven and let cool in Flexibake Pan

CHEF'S TIP
Gluten free flour can be used


Pistachio and Lime Friands

125g Pistachios
6 egg whites
185 g butter, melted
1 1/2 cup (75g) plain flour
1 tblspn lime juice
2 teaspoons finely grated lime rind

1 preheat oven to 200c/180 fan forces. Grease your tin

2. Process nuts until finely ground

3. Place egg whites in large bowl; whisk until frothy. Stir in butter, sifted sugar and flour, juice, rind, and ground pistachios. Spoon mixture into pans.

4. Bake friands aboutt 20 mins. Stand in pan 5 mins, turn, top side up onto wire rack to cool


See they are super easy and very yummy