Chocolate Macadamia Friands - Orgran

Method

• 1. Preheat oven to 170°C (350°F).
• 2. Prepare a 12-cup friand tray by spraying cups with cooking spray.
• 3. Sift icing sugar, flour and cocoa into a large mixing bowl. Stir in almond meal. Mix well to combine ingredients.
• 4. Place egg whites into a separate, clean, dry bowl. Whip until stiff. Whites need to be stiff as the only raising agent in friands is the air beaten into the egg whites.
• 5. Fold egg whites into dry ingredients.
• 6. Place butter into a small saucepan. Melt over a gentle heat.
• 7. Place chopped macadamias onto a flat oven tray. Place into a moderately-hot oven. Bake for approx. 10 minutes or until just lightly toasted. Stir into mixture in bowl. Stir in melted butter and vanilla essence.
• 8. About 3/4 fill each friand cup with mixture. Smooth surface of each with the back of a metal spoon dipped in boiling water.
• 9. Place into a moderately-hot oven and bake for approx. 20 minutes or until cooked when tested.
• 10. When cooked, remove from oven. Allow to stand for 10 minutes before carefully removing friands onto a fine wire cake rack to cool.
• 11. Dust with pure icing sugar just before serving.