Strawberry Friands 2

There’s something very “more-ish” about friands, and this recipe provides no exception.

Crunchy and sugary around the edges and moist and sweet in the centre, there’s no way you will be able to stop at one!

Strawberries work well with this recipe but so do blueberries and raspberries, so take your pick!

Ingredients (Makes 12)

125g strawberries, hulled and halved

6 egg whites
1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
1½  cups icing sugar
1¼  cups almond meal
½ cup plain flour
150g unsalted butter, melted
icing sugar, to dust

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
2. Place cupcake or muffin cases/liners into a friand pan or muffin tray.
3. Place strawberries in a large bowl and crush using a fork or potato masher.
4. Place the egg whites and vanilla paste in a large bowl and whisk until frothy.
5. Over the egg white mixture, sift the icing sugar, almond meal and flour.
6. Add the (cooled) melted butter and crushed strawberries and mix until combined.
7. Divide the mixture among the friand / muffin cases and bake in the oven for 25 minutes or until friands are golden and a skewer inserted into the centres comes out clean.
8. Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack.
9. Dust with icing sugar once cooled.