Pear and Almond Friands

A recipe from Australian Womens Weekly - I'd like to try these made with gluten-free flour

• Ready In: 50 mins
• Serves: 12
• Yields: 12 friands

Ingredients

• 6  egg whites
• 185  g butter, melted
• 120  g  almond meal (ground almonds)
• 240  g icing sugar (confectioners sugar)
• 110  g plain flour
• 1  small pear, peel, cored and chopped finely (180 grams)
• 20  g  sliced almonds

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 200°C or 180°C if using a fan-forced oven and grease a 12 hole muffin pan (1/3 cup/80ml size) or friand pan.
2. Whisk the egg whites in a medium bowl until frothy.
3. Add the melted butter. almond meal, sifted icing sugar and flour, then the chopped pear. Stir until combined.
4. Place into the 12 muffin/friand pans and sprinkle with the flaked almonds.
5. Bake for about 20 minutes. Stand 5 minutes in the pan, before turning out.
6. Allow to cool on a wire rack.