Mini Chocolate Friands Recipes

MINI CHOCOLATE FRIANDS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to moderate (180 degrees C/160 if fan forced). grease 2 x 12 hole mini muffin pans.
• Place egg whites in a medium bowl; whisk lightly with a fork until combined.
• Add butter, almond meal, sifted icing sugar and flour to bowl; using a wooden spoon, stir until just combined.
• Stir in the chocolate.
• Spoon tablespoons of mixture into pan holes.
• Bake friands for about 15 minutes or until lightly browned and cooked through, turn onto wire racks to cool and sprinkle with some extra icing sugar if dersired.

MINI FRENCH FRIES

Steps:

• Peel the potatoes, then shred them on the largest holes of a box grater. Soak in cold water to remove starch and prevent browning, 5 minutes. Strain in a colander and dry on paper towels.
• Heat the oil in a Dutch oven or deep skillet over medium-high heat until the temperature reaches 375 degrees F.
• Fry the potatoes in batches, moving the potatoes gently with a spider to keep them separated, until brown and crispy, about 4 minutes. Remove to a bowl, season with salt and toss to ensure all the fries are thoroughly seasoned. Serve with Frita Cubano or your burger of choice.

CHOCOLATE HAZELNUT FRIANDS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180C (160C fan forced).
• Lightly grease 9 x 1/2 cup friand pans.
• Sift flour, cocoa powder and icing sugar into a medium bowl and stir in hazelnut meal and chocolate, make a well at centre.
• Add butter and egg white to dry ingredients, mix until well combined.
• Pour mixture evenly into prepared pans.
• Bake for 20 minutes or until a skewer inserted at centre comes out clean.
• Cool in pans for 5 minutes, transfer to a wire rack to cool.
• Serve dusted with extra icing sugar.