Almond, Date And Seed Friands - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/3 cup powdered sugar, plus extra to dust
2/3 cup ground almonds
3/4 cup all-purpose flour, sifted
1/2 cup finely chopped dates
1/3 cup sunflower seeds
5 None medium egg whites
1 tsp vanilla extract
15 tbsp butter, melted
3/4 cup pumpkin seeds

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F. Lightly grease a 12-cup mini friand pan.
Sift powdered sugar into a large bowl. Add ground almonds, flour, dates and sunflower seeds. Mix in egg whites and vanilla. Add melted butter and stir lightly to combine. Distribute between recesses until 2/3 full then sprinkle with pumpkin seeds. Bake for 15-20 mins, until golden brown and a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean.
Let cool in pan for 2 mins then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Dust with powdered sugar to serve.