Hazelnut, Orange And Raspberry Mini-Cakes Or Friands - cooking recipe

Ingredients

180 g melted butter, cooled
80 g plain flour or 80 g glutenfree flour
190 g icing sugar (also known as confectioners sugar, ensure gluten-free if required)
150 g ground hazelnut meal (also known as hazelnut flour)
2 teaspoons finely grated orange rind (I use either one large orange or two small oranges)
5 egg whites, room temperature
80 g frozen raspberries, thawed and mashed
1 teaspoon icing sugar, for dusting

Preparation

Pre-heat oven to 180\u00b0C or 160\u00b0C if using a fan-forced oven.
Sift the flour and icing sugar into amixing bowl. Then add the hazelnut meal and the orange rind. Mix.
In a seperate bowl, whisk the egg until lightly frothy.
Add the egg whites to the flour blend and stir to combine.
Fold in the melted butter and raspberries and stir well to combine.
Spoon mix into bakeware, filling each 2/3 full. Makes 12 friands.
Bake for 20-25 minutes or until done. Mine usualy take 20 minutes using a fan-forced oven.
Allow to cool in the pan for 5 minutes before removing to a cooling rack.
Dust with more icing sugar to serve or serve with cream and berries.