Pear and Almond Friands

Submitted by Jubes

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

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Yields: 12 friands
• Serves: 12

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.