There’s no need to use an electric mixer, simply whisk the egg white until light and frothy. Variations

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Oh macarons are also a great way to use up egg whites. I’ve only attempted them once or twice … but Ladurée make much better macarons than I do so I am happy to buy them 😉 And I’m happy to hear that your kids loved these friands. Reply Blueberry Friands are one of my all-time favourite tea-time treats. Made with ground almonds and fresh blueberries, these buttery little cakes are always a crowd-pleaser and seem to disappear faster than I can make them! This easy recipe is all made by hand, so no mixer is required. In France, they are known as financiers. But the story goes that a French chef working in Australia reinvented the humble financier by baking them in an aspic mould to produce what is now popular in many Australian cafés and bakeries. What is a Friand Pan? Friands are so simple to make that you don’t even need a mixer, just a couple of bowls and a whisk.

The temperature given is for a standard oven. If using the fan setting, you'll need to reduce the temperature to around 160-170° C fan-forced. Cooking time may vary. LOL!! I do hope they will bring you a friand tin … what could be a better gift for a great baker like you? 🙂 Reply Friands were, however, created by a French chef working in Australia in the 1990s, who decided to bake the traditional French financiers in an aspic mould to produce a much larger cake, almost the size of a muffin. And, hence, the friand was born. I hope you will get to try this recipe soon. It’s such a beautiful recipe, as are most of the recipes from Katie Quinn Davies.

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Divide the batter evenly between the friand moulds or muffin holes, filling them about ⅔ full. Then place 2 raspberries on top of each friand. Yes, definitely you can. Just thaw the lemon curd in the refrigerator the night before using the lemon curd in your favourite dessert recipes using lemon curd like lemon curd tarts or lemon curd tartlets. MMKM Thanh I. Love anything lemon – and I think I need to make these soon! Better buy myself a friand tray. ❤ Reply I’ve made these a few times using a friand tin (I live in Australia) and everyone in my family love them including our 6 & 8 year old kids. They call it Lemon Cake! Thank you Thanh! Your a star! These friands are truly delicious. Since our visit to Australia I have so missed eating a friand, with my morning coffee, at Bondi Junction. I am delighted to have discovered this recipe.

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To fold in the egg whites, gently add a portion to the mixture and make vertical cutting motions with a metal spoon. Bring the spoon up and over the mixture, rotating the bowl all the time. Be gentle so that the egg whites don't lose all the air you have whipped in. Although it's natural that they will deflate in the rest of the mixture. In a separate bowl, whisk the egg whites with an electric whisk for about 1 minute until they become white, light, and just at the soft peak stage (or you can whisk for a couple of minutes by hand). Melt the butter in a small saucepan and use some of the butter to lightly grease the friand tin. Let the butter cool slightly for later in the recipe. Blitz 85g (2/3 cup) of the pistachio nuts in a food processor with the confectioners' sugar until very finely chopped. Tip into a bowl with the ground almonds and flour and mix together. Roughly chop the remaining pistachio nuts and set aside. Step 3

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Icing Sugar (also known as confectioner’s or powdered sugar). Do not use regular granulated sugar for this recipe. What little spare income I had was inevitably spent at Wheel & Barrow on high-priced tableware, The Essential Ingredient for French-imported pots and pans, or even Country Road for their classy teatowels. I couldn’t imagine a future without my kitchenalia and I was prepared to pay whatever the cost to have them accompany me to my new homeland. Froth the egg whites lightly with a fork, then pour into the nuts and flour mixture with the melted butter and mix well. Step 4 This recipe is perfect thank you. I used to have the best Friand recipe. Every event friends begged me to bring some. Then I lost the recipe. After years of not being able to match it, this is the closest recipe. Thank you!

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Can you freeze friands? You can freeze friands for up to 3 months. Wrap them up one by one in double plastic film , then aluminum foil and freeze. how do I make my friands have that special look – crusty around the outside, flattish on top – rather the the rounded muffin top. Reply I live in Zurich. Ladurée opened a store here a few years ago and I believe the macarons are flown in daily from Paris. Their salted caramel macarons are my absolute favourite. I’m also not sure if one can taste much difference between a cheap or expensive macaron. Maybe there is a difference but, for me, much depends on freshness and the filling. The local pâtisserie, Sprüngli, also sells macarons which are called Luxemburgeli and they are very delicious too 🙂 Reply If you are using leftover frozen egg whites, make sure they are fully defrosted and at room temperature before you start with this recipe. The café and coffee culture, once dominated by Europe, has been whole-heartedly embraced in the lands Down Under, though everything has been switched up to suit the local tastes.