On Mon, 12 Mar 2012 19:31:46 +0800, "Bloke Down The Pub"
> wrote:

>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
>

I think you missed the baking powder. Check this one out.
http://userealbutter.com/2010/02/21/friands-recipe/

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