Frome independent
I've just spent the morning making a big batch of these light-as-air little cakes to sell on my stall at the Frome Independent market tomorrow. They originated in France but are now offered in every good coffee shop in Sydney. You can vary the flavours as the seasons change- I love roasted rhubarb and orange, pear and ginger and pineapple and coconut but you can try your own combinations to make them your own.
| Servings | Prep Time |
| Makes 8 | 20 mins |
| Cook Time |
| 20-25 mins |
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I've just spent the morning making a big batch of these light-as-air little cakes to sell on my stall at the Frome Independent market tomorrow. They originated in France but are now offered in every good coffee shop in Sydney. You can vary the flavours as the seasons change- I love roasted rhubarb and orange, pear and ginger and pineapple and coconut but you can try your own combinations to make them your own.
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Ingredients
- 100 g butter unsalted
- 125 g icing sugar plus extra for dusting
- 25 g plain flour
- 85 g ground almonds
- 3 large egg whites
- 1 unwaxed lemon finely grated zest
- 50 g each blueberries and raspberries
Servings:
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/Gas 6. Generously butter 8 non-stick friand or muffin tins. Melt the butter and set aside to cool.
- Sift the icing sugar into a large bowl. Add the flour and almonds and mi together between your fingers.
- Whisk the egg whites in another bowl until they form a floppy foam.
- Make a well in the centre of the dry ingedients and stir in the butter and a third of the egg whites. Add the remaining egg whites and lemon zest and mix lightly to a soft batter.
- Divide the mixture between the tins and sprinkle a few raspberries and blueberries over each. Bake for 20-25 mins until firm to the touch and golden brown. Cool in the tins for 5 mins, then turn out a cool on a wire rack. Dust with icing sugar to serve.
Recipe Notes
Take care when you are tipping the friands out of the tin as they are very delicate. Make sure you leave them to cool for a good 5 mins to firm them up, then tip them onto a clean teatowel before upending them onto the wire rack.
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