Fruity Friands (Gluten Free)

Ingredients

Makes 12

1 cup finely ground almond meal
1 1/2 cups CSR Soft Icing Mixture (Gluten Free), sifted
1/2 cup Orgran Gluten Free plain flour, sifted
2 teaspoons Orgran Gluten substitute
185g butter, melted
6 egg whites, beaten until frothy
2 teaspoons finely grated lemon rind

Alternative Toppings

- 1 small apple, thinly sliced
- 12 sliced strawberries
- ½ punnet blueberries

Extra CSR Soft Icing Mixture (Gluten Free), for dusting

Method

Preheat oven to 200°C conventional or 180ºC fan forced. Lightly grease a 12 x 1/3 cup friand pan.
In a large bowl, mix ground almond meal, CSR Soft Icing Mixture, flour and gluten substitute.
Mix in melted butter, egg whites and lemon rind with a wooden spoon until combined.
Spoon into the prepared pans and top with sliced apple/strawberry or blueberries. Bake for 20 -25 minutes or until golden.
Cool on a wire rack and dust with extra CSR Soft Icing Mixture.

Friands are best eaten the day they are baked.

Soft Icing Mixture

Ingredients: cane sugar, starch (Tapioca)

While no cake would be complete without it, icing sugar can also be used to make goodies such as shortbread, cream fillings, marshmallow, and fondant; anywhere a smooth, soft finished texture is required. CSR Soft Icing Mixture is ideal for your favourite cakes and biscuits that need a softer setting mixture.