STRAWBERRY, WHITE CHOCOLATE AND LEMON FRIANDS
- 8 egg whites
- 225g unsalted butter, browned (1 cup)
- 270g icing (powdered) sugar, sifted
- 135g almond meal
- 75g plain flour, sifted (1/2 cup)
- ¼ tsp sea salt
- Zest of 1 lemon
- 80g white chocolate, chopped (1/2 cup)
- 1 punnet strawberries, hulled and halved
- Preheat the oven to 180 C (350 F) and grease a large 12 hole muffin pan (or 12 - 15 friand moulds).
- In a medium bowl, whisk the egg whites just to break them up.
- Add the browned butter, icing sugar, almond meal, flour and salt, whisking until combined. Mix in the lemon zest and white chocolate.
- Pour the batter into each mould, until it is ¾ full.
- Top each one with half a strawberry.
- Bake for 20 - 25 minutes, until golden and a skewer inserted comes out clean.
- Allow to cool slightly before removing from moulds. Makes 12 - 15 friands.
- Happy baking!
Recipe by Butter Baking at https://www.butterbaking.com/2014/11/17/strawberry-white-chocolate-and-lemon-friands/
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