Tender, sweet and tasty, these delicate French-style cakes are the perfect accompaniment to your morning or afternoon tea.
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Pear and almond friands
Light and buttery treats.
- 35 mins cooking
- Makes 12 Item
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Ingredients
Pear and almond friands
- 6 egg whites
- 185 gram butter, melted
- 1 cup (120g) almond meal
- 1 1/2 cup (240g) icing sugar
- 3/4 cup (110g) plain flour
- 1 small_piece pear (180g), peeled, cored, chopped finely
- 1/4 cup (20g) flaked almonds
Method
Pear and almond friands
- 1Preheat oven to 200°C (180°C fan-forced). Grease 12-hole (¹/³-cup/80ml) muffin pan.
- 2Place egg whites in medium bowl, beat with a fork. Stir in butter, almond meal, sifted icing sugar and flour, then pear.
- 3Pour ¼-cups of mixture into pan holes, sprinkle with nuts.
- 4Bake friands about 20 minutes. Stand friands in pan 5 minutes, turn, top-side up, onto wire rack to cool.
Notes
Friands are not meant to be light and airy, so the last thing you want to do is whisk air into the mixture.
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