Blueberry and Lemon Friands Recipe

Once you’ve tasted these light-as-air cakes, you will be hooked. A recipe for moist and sweet blueberry and lemon friands.

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INGREDIENTS

• 175 g (5¾ oz) unsalted butter
• 1 cup almond meal
• 1 tablespoon finely grated lemon rind
• 1 2⁄3 cups icing (confectioners) sugar, sifted
• 5 tablespoons plain flour, sifted
• 5 egg whites
• 200 g (6½ oz) blueberries, frozen or fresh

INSTRUCTIONS

1 Place butter in a saucepan over low heat and cook until it is a very light golden colour.

2 Place almond meal, lemon rind, icing (confectioners) sugar and plain flour in a bowl and mix to combine. Add egg whites to bowl and mix.

3 Add melted butter to bowl and mix until combined.

4 Pour mixture into greased 1/2-cup muffin or patty tins. Sprinkle friands with blueberries and bake in a preheated 200°C (400°F) oven for 15 minutes or until they are golden and springy to touch.

4 Cool friands on wire racks and dust with extra icing sugar to serve.

NUTRITION FACTS

Calories: 278.5
Total Fat: 15.5 g
Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
Sodium: 141.4 mg
Potassium: 145.6 mg
Carbs: 32.5 g

VARIATION

• If you don’t have a friand pan, you can use a 12-hole medium muffin tin instead.
• You can make muffin 2-3 days ahead, and store in an airtight container.