
Forget those manufactured oily friands that sit like a brick in your stomach. A homemade friand is deliciously moist with a nutty crumb.
But I always save the best for last - the caramelised edge, of course.
Blueberry friands6 egg whites
185g butter, melted
1 cup or 125g almond meal
1 1/2 cups or 240g icing sugar mixture
1/2 cup or 75g plain flour
80g frozen or fresh blueberries
- Lightly whisk egg whites with a fork in a medium-sized bowl.
- Add butter, almond meal, icing sugar mixture and flour and stir with a wooden spoon until just combined. Take care not to overmix.
- Divide mixture evenly into a greased 12-friand pan.
- Add blueberries to each friand, pushing them into the batter. If you prefer friands without too much "bleeding", use frozen blueberries and make sure they are submerged completely.
- Bake at 180C - 190C for 25 minutes. Allow to cool in the tin for 5 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Keeping time: 2 days in an airtight container.
Variations:
hazelnut - substitute hazelnut meal for almond meal
strawberry - top the friands with thin slices of strawberry
chocolate - add 100g roughly chopped white or dark chocolate
dark chocolate and raspberry - add 100g roughly chopped dark chocolate and 80g raspberries
lime coconut - add 2 teaspoons finely grated lime rind, 1 tablespoon of lemon juice and 1/4 cup dessicated coconut
orange and poppyseed - add 2 teaspoons finely grated orange rind and 2 tablespoons poppyseeds
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Original source: http://grabyourfork.blogspot.com/2008/07/blueberry-friands.html