Raspberry Friands

Prep: 10 Minutes

Cook: 20-25 Minutes

Makes: 10 Friands

Serves: 10

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Recipe by: Creative Gourmet

Friands are best made 1-2 days before serving this allows the outer crust to soften and sweetness to mellow. Store in an airtight container at room temperature. Do not defrost the raspberries for this recipe.

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Raspberry Friands

Ingredients:

175g butter, chopped

11/2 cups pure icing sugar

1/3 cup plain flour

1 tbs self-raising flour

1 cup (125g) firmly-packed ground almonds

5 egg whites, at room temperature

1 cup Creative Gourmet frozen Raspberries

1 tbs flaked almonds

Pure icing sugar for dusting, to serve

Method:

Preheat oven 230°C/ 210°C (fan forced). Grease ten x 1/2 cup friand moulds or muffin pans
Melt butter in a small saucepan over a medium heat. Simmer 8 minutes or until golden, swirling pan occasionally. Remove from the heat. Set aside to cool slightly
Sift the icing sugar and flours into a bowl Stir in ground almonds. Pour in the egg whites and mix well Strain butter into the almond mixture Stir to combine Fold through 1/2 cup of the frozen raspberries
Spoon the batter into the moulds so they are two-thirds full. Top each friand with the remaining frozen raspberries and sprinkle with flaked almonds. Bake for 5 minutes
Reduce oven to 200°C/ 190°C (fan forced) and bake for a further 15-20 minutes or until deep golden and firm to touch in centre
Stand for 10 minutes before carefully running a knife around the edges to loosen. Turn onto a wire rack to cool Serve dusted with icing sugar.