friand

Treat mum to dainty lemon friands with luscious lemon curd and blueberries.

Lemon friands with lemon curd & blueberries

unsalted butter, plus extra to grease

icing sugar

plain flour

almond meal

lemons, zested

lemon juice

tsp vanilla extract

Thick cream, optional, to serve

Blueberries, optional, to serve

lemons, washed, dried

eggs

caster sugar

unsalted butter

tbsp cornflour

These classic cafe-style raspberry and lime friands are not only delicious, they are gluten-free!

Gluten-free raspberry and lime friands

tsp finely grated lime rind

lime juice

gluten-free pure icing sugar, sifted

gluten-free plain flour

butter, melted, cooled

raspberries

Grab this blackberry friand recipe to make the cutest tea cakes packed with juicy blackberries and star anise flavor. Baked as hearts, they are delightful on Valentine's day. You'll be sure to enjoy these newly shaped and tasting friands.

Blackberry Friands Recipe

6.4 oz (180 g) butter

+ 7 tsp (60 g) flour

+ 5 tsp sugar

almond flour

tsp star anise

orange

salt

blackberries

Preheat oven to 430 degrees F/ 220 C. Prepare a friand mold or a heart-shaped silicone mold: butter and flour cavities and refrigerate the mold while making the friand batter.

To make the brown butter,

melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat till the golden color. Once it is ready (look for the golden brown color, solid brown sediments on the sides and bottom of the pan, and hazelnut smell), pour butter in another bowl to stop cooking. Let it cool for 5 to 10 minutes. Drain through a mini-sieve and discard the solids. Set the brown butter aside.

To make the friand batter,

in a bowl, sift flour, powdered (icing) icing sugar, almond flour, ground star anise, and salt. In a separate bowl, slightly beat egg whites with a fork or a hand whisk for a few seconds (they do not need to be mounted). Pour beaten egg whites into the dry mixture and combine. Add the orange zest and brown butter, and mix till the batter becomes homogeneous.

Take the prepared mold out of the fridge and fill the cavities up to two-thirds. Arrange two whole blackberries on top. Bake friands for 9 minutes. Then lower the oven temperature to 410 F/210 C and continue to bake for another 8 to 10 minutes: the edges of friands have to become golden brown, and the centers get a slight "bump." Check the readiness of friands with a toothpick: the inserted toothpick comes out clean. Take the cakes out of the oven and let them cool in the mold. Remove friands and place them on a wire rack. Sprinkle cakes with powdered (icing) sugar.

Yum! Such a delicious recipe and so perfect for Valentine's Day!

I gave these a try this afternoon, and they did not disappoint! Exactly what I needed to cure my sweet tooth; delish!

Very cute heart-shaped cakes. The flavor combination sounds fabulous, and I can see making these for an afternoon snack with friends.

Such an interesting looking recipe. I've never had a friand before but after reading this, I'm eager to try it soon (thankfully, I still have time before Valentine's Day).

What cute little cakes. I'm always on the lookout for new blackberry recipes as we have lots growing in our garden.

So good!! Thank you for this great blackberry friand recipe! So easy and yet fragrant and satisfying!

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