Little Lime Friands Food

BLUEBERRY & LEMON FRIANDS

Steps:

• 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.
• Sift the icing sugar and flour into a bowl. Add the almonds and mix everything between your fingers.
• 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.
• 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.
• Cool in the tins for 5 minutes, then turn out and cool on a wire rack. To serve, dust lightly with icing sugar.

LITTLE LIME FRIANDS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200 degrees celsius.
• Grease small cupcake pan.
• Place egg whites in a medium bowl and whisk lightly until combined.
• Add melted butter, ground almond meal, sifted icing sugar and flour.
• Add finely grated lime rind and lime juice.
• Whisk mixture until just combined.
• Divide mixture among prepared pans.
• Top with one almond per cake.
• Bake for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to rest for 5 minutes.
• Turn cakes onto a wire rack to cool.
• When cool, dust with sifted icing sugar.
• Variations.
• Lemon rind and lemon juice.
• Alternatively,any citrus can be used. A glaze of melted marmalade can be brushed on cooked friands whilst cooling.
• Before baking, friands can be topped with rhubard, blueberries or raspberries.
• Don't be afraid to experiment!
• Friands are best eaten on the day they are made.

LIME SYRUP FRIANDS

Steps:

• Lime Syrup: Combine sugar, water and lime juice in a small saucepan, and stir over low heat until sugar is dissolved. Bring to the boil, simmer two minutes, remove from heat.
• Grease 12 friand pans with melted butter.
• Sift flour and icing sugar into a large bowl, stir in almond meal.
• Whisk egg whites until frothy but not firm. Fold into dry ingredients.
• Add melted butter and stir until just combined.
• Spoon mixture into prepared pans 3/4 full, sprinkle each friand with lime shreds.
• Bake in moderate oven 180 degrees celcius for 15-20 minutes or until golden and springy to the touch.
• Stand in pans two minutes, turn onto a cake cooler. Drizzle with Lime Syrup.