Gluten Free Friands
Amanda
Delicious gluten free friands made with ground almonds and flavoured with lemon zest. These are easy to make and perfect for lunch boxes or afternoon tea.
Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 25 minutes mins
Total Time 35 minutes mins
Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine French
Servings 18
Calories 167 kcal
friand or oval cake tin / silicone mould - alternatively use a mini muffin tin or fairy cake tin
Mixing bowl
wooden spoon
whisk
fine grater for zesting
jug - optional, but makes it easier to fill the cake moulds.small saucepan or microwaveable bowl
Pastry brush
75 g cornflour cornstarch 3 egg whites 150 g caster sugar 150 g ground almonds 150 g butter teaspoon vanilla extract 1 tablespoon butter for greasing Decoration 1 tablespoon soft light brown sugar 1 zest of a lemon
Put the ground almonds, cornflour and caster sugar into a large bowl and mix.
Melt the butter over a medium heat in a saucepan and add the vanilla extract.
Put the egg whites in a bowl and whisk for a minute to break them up.
Add the butter to the dry ingredients and mix well.
Fold in the egg whites with a metal spoon.
Grease the moulds with the remaining butter and divide the mixture between the moulds.
Grate the zest from the lemon and scatter over the top with the brown sugar.
Preheat the oven to 180 C / 350 F / 160 FAN / Gas 4 and bake for 25 minutes until they spring back to the touch.
Cool the cakes in the moulds for 5 minutes, then turn out onto a cooling rack.
Calories: 167 kcal Carbohydrates: 15 g Protein: 2 g Fat: 12 g Saturated Fat: 5 g Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g Monounsaturated Fat: 2 g Trans Fat: 1 g Cholesterol: 20 mg Sodium: 68 mg Potassium: 20 mg Fiber: 1 g Sugar: 9 g Vitamin A: 229 IU Vitamin C: 3 mg Calcium: 22 mg Iron: 1 mg
Keyword friands, gluten free