Lemon Apricot Friands - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/8 cups ground almonds
4 oz dried apricots, chopped, 1 tbsp reserved
1 None lemon, finely grated zest
6 None large egg whites
3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
1 tbsp lemon juice

Preparation

Preheat oven 350\u00b0F. Lightly grease recesses of a 12-hole friand pan or muffin tin.
Sift powdered sugar and flour together into a large bowl. Blend in ground almonds, apricots (reserving 1 tbsp) and zest.
In a small bowl, lightly whisk egg whites with a fork until frothy. Add to dry ingredients and mix lightly.
Blend in butter and juice, stirring until combined. Divide mixture among prepared recesses. Sprinkle each with extra apricots.
Bake for 15-20 minutes until golden and cooked when tested with a skewer. Cool in pan for 5 minutes before turning onto a wire rack to cool completely.