Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Nectarine Friands

During my thrifty uni days, buying a friand for my afternoon tea has to be a special treat. Ironically, now that I know that friands are so easily made, I hardly buy them from cafes anymore.

This basic friand recipe originated from Donna Hay and was baked and posted by Daily Delicious. These soft, moist almond-flavoured cakes made with fresh nectarine are so easy to make and so good to eat.



Here's the recipe from Daily Delicious (with my modification in blue)

Make 12

3 egg whites
1 cup (110g) almond meal (ground almonds)
½ cup (75g) icing (confectioner’s) sugar, sifted
¼ cup (40g) self-raising flour
50g butter, melted (I replace this with rice bran oil spread)
1 tablespoon finely grated lemon rind (I didn't use this)
1 large nectarine, halved and thinly sliced

Preheat the oven to 180°C. Place egg whites, almond meal, sugar, flour, butter and lemon rind in a bowl and mix to combine.
Spoon the mixture into 12 lightly greased ¼ cup (60ml) capacity patty tins and top with a slice of nectarine. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until puffed and golden.

Happy Baking
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32 comments:

  1. JovanaFebruary 22, 2011 at 9:05 AM

    GREAT!!

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  2. tigerfishFebruary 22, 2011 at 10:03 AM

    I like the almond-flavored aspect. Lovely !

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  3. From Beyond My Kitchen WindowFebruary 22, 2011 at 10:28 AM

    These look delicious and so easy. Yum! This recipe will be on my to make list for sure. I imagine you could also use peaches .

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  4. ChelseaFebruary 22, 2011 at 11:45 AM

    Wow, those are beautiful! I love nectarines.

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  5. The SweetyliciousFebruary 22, 2011 at 12:38 PM

    it look really soft and fluffy! something new to me too ;D

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  6. j3ss kitch3nFebruary 22, 2011 at 12:49 PM

    very lovely!

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  7. BakericiousFebruary 22, 2011 at 1:07 PM

    looks soft and yummy.

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  8. SueFebruary 22, 2011 at 1:14 PM

    I've never had a friand, but they look like muffins, and they look delicious! I love nectarines too:)

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  9. kitchen flavoursFebruary 22, 2011 at 4:16 PM

    I've never tried friands before. Looks like our little kuih bahulu. :) These looks so moist and good. Do we need special pans for this?

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  10. Awayofmind Bakery HouseFebruary 22, 2011 at 4:20 PM

    Zoe, I like the way you decorate the friands with nectarine, lovely colour!

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  11. Joyce @ Chunky CookyFebruary 22, 2011 at 4:47 PM

    Looks absolutely delicious !

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  12. SandraFebruary 22, 2011 at 5:24 PM

    Oh wow..this is so unique, pretty and interesting! Love your photos and it looks really tasty Zoe!

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  13. Ocean Breezes and Country SneezesFebruary 22, 2011 at 5:25 PM

    These look delicious, my favorite snack or dessert usually has fruit in it! Thanks for sharing and have a great day!

    ~Mary

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  14. Elin ChiaFebruary 22, 2011 at 5:33 PM

    This is so healthy...just egg whites. Lovely friand with nectarine slices. Have added to my to do list :) My list is getting longer now :p Thank you for sharing the recipe.

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  15. NammiFebruary 22, 2011 at 6:31 PM

    never had a friand, but sounds so easy to make them :)

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  16. MaryMohFebruary 22, 2011 at 7:02 PM

    These look very moist delicious. Great with cup of tea or coffee. Thanks very much for sharing. MaryMoh at http://www.keeplearningkeepsmiling.com

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  17. grubFebruary 22, 2011 at 8:52 PM

    ooo nectarines! i haven't had one in a while. i tried making friands using a recipe from a woman's weekly magazine and it didn't taste that great. i hope this tastes better :)

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  18. lenaFebruary 23, 2011 at 1:29 AM

    look at that texture, i believe that this is really moist and soft and a flavourful almond based cake

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  19. VictorFebruary 23, 2011 at 1:48 AM

    I love friands, so soft and delicious.

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  20. JeanFebruary 23, 2011 at 2:09 AM

    you make the two ingredients married each other and live in harmony hehe looks delicious zoe :)

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  21. Emily MalloyFebruary 23, 2011 at 2:30 AM

    Boy this has me quite hungry!

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  22. Gloria BakerFebruary 23, 2011 at 3:12 AM

    Look awesome and delicious!! gloria

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  23. Within the KitchenFebruary 23, 2011 at 3:35 AM

    I've never heard of friands but they look delicious. I will be trying these!
    ceecee

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  24. KaterinaFebruary 23, 2011 at 5:22 AM

    Mmm, I am sure I would love the almond flavor in these cakes!

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  25. Priya SureshFebruary 23, 2011 at 5:50 AM

    Omg, those friands are simply amazing,delicious.

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  26. KylieFebruary 23, 2011 at 11:51 AM

    I've never seen this kind of treat before! How cute though--very nice presentation :)

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  27. RachelFebruary 23, 2011 at 3:08 PM

    These look delicious! And the photos are so pretty!

    film-food.blogspot.com

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  28. chow and chatterFebruary 23, 2011 at 3:57 PM

    these look great love French cakes

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  29. cocoa and coconut February 23, 2011 at 4:50 PM

    I love friands in general - their texture is fantastic - and these look particularly inviting with that pretty bit of nectarine. Great recipe!

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  30. Shanae BranhamFebruary 24, 2011 at 8:29 AM

    This looks delicious! Thanks for sharing!

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  31. ZoeFebruary 24, 2011 at 10:43 AM

    Thanks everyone for your lovely comments.

    Kitchen flavours: I used the traditional patty tin to make these but you don't need a special cake tin to make these. Normal muffin tin works well too.

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  32. HomeKreationFebruary 27, 2011 at 12:38 AM

    Hi Zoe,
    Looks lovely. I happened to have the moulds which I've been keeping for ages but almond meals is so expensive here.

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