Blueberry Friands

Ingredients

200g butter

2 cups pure icing sugar

2 tablespoons plain flour

1 1/2 cups ground almonds

6 egg whites

150g blueberries

Icing sugar, to serve

Method

Preheat oven to 230°C / 446°F.

Grease Friand pan.

Melt butter in a small saucepan over a medium. Simmer until light golden. Remove from heat. Set aside cool.

Sift icing sugar and flour into a large bowl. Stir in ground almonds. Gradually add egg whites, stirring constantly with a metal spoon until combined.

Add butter and stir. Stir in berries.

Three-quarters fill Friand pan with mixture.

Bake Friands for 5 minutes. Reduce oven to 200°C / 392°F and bake for 15 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.

Cool in pans for 10 minutes. Turn onto a wire rack to cool completely. Dust with icing sugar. Serve.

Products used

Master Class Non-Stick Twelve Hole Friand Pan

Master Class Non-Stick Heavy Duty 16cm Saucepan

Kitchen Craft Tinned 24cm Round Sieve

Home Made Traditional Stoneware 24cm Mixing Bowl

Master Class Stainless Steel Deluxe Egg Separator

Kitchen Craft Oval Handled Professional Stainless Steel Cooking Spoon

Sweetly Does It Stainless Steel Cake Tester

Master Class Non-Stick 46cm x 26cm Cooling Tray

Kitchen Craft Stainless Steel Trigger Action Flour Sifter