Berry Friands
adapted from Katie Quinn Davies' What Katie Ate
Makes 9
5 egg whites
150g unsalted butter, melted
90g almond meal
185g icing sugar, sifted, plus extra for dusting
50g plain flour, sifted
125g frozen mixed berries (I used a mix of blackberries, raspberries, blueberries and cranberries)
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C. Spray 9 holes of a friand mould with cooking spray.
Whisk the egg whites just enough to break them up. Add the butter, almond meal, icing sugar and flour and beat to combine.
Pour the batter into the prepared moulds until they are two-thirds full.
Place a few frozen berries on top of each friand and bake for 25-30 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
Dust the friands with icing sugar and serve warm or at room temperature.
These look too good!!
ReplyDeleteI've always thought that friands were hard to make as they can 'sink' in the middle easily. Obviously you have no problems with this Jen. Well done. 😉
These would be lovely with my coffee. Beautiful shots. Recipe sounds delish. I too am a kitchen gadget gal. Loves me everything kitchen.
ReplyDeletei've never even heard of a friand before. Is it like a muffin?
ReplyDeleteI guess I don't really mind what it is, since it looks wonderful and i need to make them.
Can they be made in a muffin tin?
I think the photos sucked me into that berry goodness. They just look so darn yummy.
I love all that butter! And I have problems with an addiction to almond anything. I store extra pans under the bed in our guest bedroom, so yeah I'm with you on the kitchenaila thing. Beautiful photos as usual...
ReplyDeleteThese are beautiful, and so are your photos! @Michele - these are similar to financiers, which are generally made the same ingredients, though, I usually make mine with brown butter. They're like little cakes - very moist and flavorful.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely lovely!
ReplyDeleteYou're like me with my mini loaf pan (like a muffin pan but for mini bread/meat loaves). I was like "I'MA MAKE MINI MEATLOAF EVERY DAY!!!" but I have yet to use it :P
ReplyDeleteThis friands looks SO yummy. There's another specialist pan I have to buy...
Thanks Sam. I've always found friands to be just about the easiest little cupcake-like-cake to make. Never had a sinking one to date. Though now I've said that, I'll probably have a flotilla of mini Titanics next time I make them :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Patty. I can only imagine what it would be like to go shopping with you.
ReplyDeleteHey Michele. A friand is a small, oval or barquette-shaped cake. As Kristen (below you in the comments) mentioned, they are similar to financiers. The base is nearly always made up of egg whites, melted butter, almond meal, icing sugar and a small amount of flour. You could easily make them gluten-free by using gluten-free flour as there is only a very small amount in the recipe. I've eaten gluten-free friands and they are delicious.
ReplyDeleteYes, you can definitely make these in a muffin pan (but don't tell my husband that, because I told him I really, really NEEDED this friand pan to make REAL friands when I bought it.
Thanks Pink Patisserie. Oh, I love all that butter too, believe me.
ReplyDeleteHmmm... extra cake pans under the bed. You're my new partner in crime.
Thanks so much Kristen. And thanks for explaining what these little cakes are known as in your part world. They are very popular over here and in every cake shop window - looking beautiful and tempting.
ReplyDeleteThanks Little Kitchie. They make a lovely afternoon tea, or gifts for friends, or take-along picnic treat, or sofa-bound noshing while watching Game of Thrones, or...
ReplyDelete@why-in-the-heck. About that mini loaf pan. I'll be blogging about my mini lime loaves soon!! That's right, I've got one of those too... I can't be saved.
ReplyDeleteI'd never heard of a friand before either, but they look and sound so delicious! I love your photos too!
ReplyDeleteWHAT??? I've like hundred of egg whites in my freezer...& I can do this? Nice :)
ReplyDeletewow these look delish! i love berries.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by Dina.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Rosie. They are a super-easy dainty little cake - I wouldn't be without them - naturally.
ReplyDeleteHehe Gabrielle. You and me both with the egg whites. Now's your chance to rid you self of the emotional baggage of too many of them in your freezer - Go For It.
ReplyDeletei also have so many unused pans in cupboard. Unfortunately after seeing your cute pan with the flowers on the bottom, i think my cupboard will have a new resident! :-)
ReplyDeleteHey Aya. Sounds like you've got the kitchenalia sickness. And we know there's only one sure for that... More Kitchen Stuff.
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