Cinnamon Friands

Try these friendly 'friands' for your girly pals this spring, they are a lovely lunchbox addition or an extra sweet treat for mothers group!

Friands are slightly more dense and moist with a lovely sweet flavour compared to their cousin, the muffin. Traditionally made with a combination of plain flour, almond meal and icing sugar blended with egg white's and butter.

I accidentally used cinnamon sugar instead of cinnamon, which gave the friands a slightly crisper top (due to the sugar), if you prefer cinnamon then this will also lend itself well in this recipe.

Cinnamon Friands

takes: 10 minutes

cooking: 20 minutes

makes: 12 aromatic friands

the ingredients

200g icing sugar

110g plain flour

140g ground almond meal

2 tablespoons cinnamon sugar

200g butter, melted and cooled

6 egg whites, lightly beaten

lets have some fun

Preheat the oven to 180ºC/160ºC fan forced for fifteen minutes.In a medium bowl, combine sugar, flour, almond meal, cinnamon, butter and egg whites. Mix well until all ingredients are combined.

Spoon the mixture evenly between the 12 cup friand tray.
Bake for 20-22 minutes or until golden brown and cooked through. Remove from oven and allow cool in the muffin tray before inverting.
Dust with icing sugar and serve.

Omit cinnamon and add 1 cup of raspberries

love amie x