Banana Maple Friands - cooking recipe

Ingredients

5 oz pecans
2 None large ripe bananas
6 None egg whites, lightly whisked
3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted, cooled
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup maple syrup
1 tsp ground cinnamon

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F. Grease a 12-hole friand or muffin pan and place on a baking sheet.
Place pecans in a food processor and process to fine crumbs. Transfer to a bowl. Mash one banana in a bowl and add to ground pecans along with egg white, butter, powdered sugar, flour, 2 tbsp of maple syrup and cinnamon. Mix well.
Spoon banana mixture into pans. Thinly slice remaining banana and arrange on top.
Bake for 20 mins until golden and a skewer inserted into center comes out clean. Let cool in pan 5 mins before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. Drizzle with remaining maple syrup.