"Bloke Down The Pub" > wrote in message
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> Hello Folks I am looking for a tried and tested recipe for friands. Until
> last week I had no idea what a friand was but now I find I am in love with
> them. I have scoured the web and found many recipes, all of which are
> very similar.I chose one that seemed about middling with its ingredients
> but both times I attempted it I have ended up with heavy little puddings
> instead of light airy bite size pieces of bliss.
> The recipe I used:
> Melt 17g unsalted butter
> sift one and a half cups of icing sugar
> half a cup of plain flour
> and 1 cup of Almond meal
>
> Mix dry ingredients with the butter and five egg whites and the zest of a
> lemon and then spoon in to muffin or friand tins. Pop a few blueberries
> or raspberries or any fruit on top and bake at 180C for approx 20 minutes.
>
> These were edible but not the great taste I was expecting. What I would
> like is a recipe that someone has made themselves, including the "Oh and
> add this or remove that" because I am sure I am missing something.
>
> Mike
>
>

Replying to self that should be 175g of butter

Mike