My baking for Bread and Butter in Bulimba is going very well. One of the delicious things I bake for them are Friands. They have been most popular
Friands or as the french call them “financiers” were very popular a little while back and then as things often do, they dropped off the scene. The french say that the name financier was given to this little mouthful because it became popular in the financial districts. I have loved the look of them and you can choose your flavour. Any berry makes a lovely filling or lemon or orange zest. These ones are gluten free and if you are allergic to egg yolks this recipe is good as you only use the whites in this tasty treat. They have there own special pan that gives them a pretty design on one end and an oval shape or some are shaped a bit like a gold bar, another reason they might have been given that name.
RECIPE.
Ingredients
4 large egg whites
1/4 cup plus 2 1/2 teaspoons gluten free plain flour
1 cup pure icing sugar
2/3 cup almond meal
About 40g (about 30 large) blueberries (frozen or fresh)
Extra icing sugar, for dusting
Grease a six hole non-stick oval Friand pan.
Melt butter over low heat until golden brown and set aside to cool to lukewarm.
In a medium bowl place egg whites
4 Comments
queenie58
Happy long weekend retired pastry chef! Thank you for the questions? I buy my gluten free flour at the big supermarkets. The company I prefer is called Greens. You will find it in the health aisle.
The cute paper cases are SO difficult to find I had to search hi and low. Finally I found them here http://www.thecookingcompany.com.au/bakeware/paper-cases/ However I just had a look and they aren’t on the website anymore! Perhaps contact these people and ask.
Happy Cooking
Jacqui Guglielmino
retiredpastrychef
Two questions:What recipe for the Gluten Free flour do you use and/or recommend?
What brand are the adorable FRIAND PAPERS and where do I find them, please?
I recently enjoyed Friands for the first time when traveling through Singapore; they are my new obsession, and I will make yours as soon as I have the special flour!
Thank you for sharing.
admin
Thank you, Some people cook them in little rectangular tins, they look cute too
Christine @ Cooking Crusade
I love their cute shape, although I don’t have a friand pan I may have to invest in one! Its just not the same in a muffin tin! Great recipe 🙂