recipe · 0 min · serves 4

Blueberry & lemon friands

Ingredients

• 100g butter
• 125g icing sugar
• 25g all-purpose flour
• 85g almonds
• 3 egg_white_unit egg white
• 1 lemon_unit lemon
• 85g blackberry

Method

1. step 1
2. Preheat the oven to fan 180C/conventional 200C/gas 6. Generously butter six non-stick friand or muffin tins. Melt the butter and set aside to cool.
3. step 2
4. Sift the icing sugar and flour into a bowl. Add the almonds and mix everything between your fingers.
5. step 3
6. Whisk the egg whites in another bowl until they form a light, floppy foam. Make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients, tip in the egg whites and lemon rind, then lightly stir in the butter to form a soft batter.
7. step 4
8. Divide the batter among the tins, a large serving spoon is perfect for this job. Sprinkle a handful of blueberries over each cake and bake for 15-20 minutes until just firm to the touch and golden brown.
9. step 5
10. Cool in the tins for 5 minutes, then turn out and cool on a wire rack. To serve, dust lightly with icing sugar.