Blueberry & lemon friands

Dessert · Australian classic.

Ingredients

• 100g Unsalted Butter
• 125g Icing Sugar
• 25g Flour
• 85g Almonds
• 3 Egg White
• 1 Unwaxed Lemon
• 85g Blackberries

Method

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

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