Hazelnut And Apple Friands - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2/3 cup powdered sugar, sifted
2 cups ground hazelnuts
1/2 cup all purpose flour, sifted
13 tbsp butter, melted
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 None green apple, peeled, cored, chopped
6 large egg whites
1/2 cup roasted hazelnuts, skin removed, chopped
None None powdered sugar, for dusting

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F. Lightly grease a 12-hole friand pan.
In a bowl, combine powdered sugar, ground hazelnuts and flour. Mix in butter and vanilla, stirring gently until just combined. Fold apple into the batter.
In a clean bowl, lightly whisk egg-whites until frothy. Fold in the hazelnut batter.
Divide batter evenly between friand pans. Sprinkle with chopped hazelnuts. Bake 20-25 minutes, or until cooked through when tested with a toothpick.
Cool 5 minutes in pan, then turn onto a wire rack to cool completely. Dust with powdered sugar, to serve.