Hazelnut, Orange and Raspberry Mini-Cakes or Friands
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Yields:
-
12 friands
- Serves:
- 12
ingredients
- 180 g melted butter, cooled
- 80 g plain flour or 80 g glutenfree flour
- 190 g icing sugar (also known as confectioners sugar, ensure gluten-free if required)
- 150 g ground hazelnut meal (also known as hazelnut flour)
- 2 teaspoons finely grated orange rind (I use either one large orange or two small oranges)
- 5 egg whites, room temperature
- 80 g frozen raspberries, thawed and mashed
- 1 teaspoon icing sugar, for dusting
directions
- Pre-heat oven to 180ºC or 160°C if using a fan-forced oven.
- Sift the flour and icing sugar into amixing bowl. Then add the hazelnut meal and the orange rind. Mix.
- In a seperate bowl, whisk the egg until lightly frothy.
- Add the egg whites to the flour blend and stir to combine.
- Fold in the melted butter and raspberries and stir well to combine.
- Spoon mix into bakeware, filling each 2/3 full. Makes 12 friands.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes or until done. Mine usualy take 20 minutes using a fan-forced oven.
- Allow to cool in the pan for 5 minutes before removing to a cooling rack.
- Dust with more icing sugar to serve or serve with cream and berries.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Jubes
Australia
Aussie Mum - gluten-free