Step-by-step Recipe
Ingredients: FRIANDS
- 185g butter, melted
- 6 egg whites
- 120g ground almonds
- 240g icing sugar
- 75g flour, plain
- 1tbsp orange-flavoured liqueur (e.g. Cointreau)
- 1tsp finely grated orange zest
- 180g dried (or glacé) apricots
Ingredients: ORANGE MASCARPONE FROSTING
- 125ml cream (35%)
- 2tbps icing sugar
- 1tbsp orange-flavoured liqueur (e.g. Cointreau)
- 125g mascarpone
Directions:
Grease fraind pan
Chop apricots
Place egg whites in a bowl
Preheat oven to 200C. Grease 12-hole (125ml capacity) oval friand pan with butter. Chop apricots,
reserving a few for decoration. Place egg whites in large bowl.
Whisk egg whites w/fork
Add butter
Add ground almonds
Whisk egg whites lightly with a fork. Add butter, then ground almonds.
Sift in flour and icing sugar
Add the liqueur
Add orange zest
Sift in icing sugar and flour, add liqueur and orange zest.
Mix well
Add chopped apricots
Mix until combined
Mix the ingredients well. Add chopped apricots and mix until combined.
Divide mix into pan holes
Even the surface if needed
Bake about 20mins
Divide mixture into pan holes. Bake friands about 20mins.
Cool on wire rack
Cream+icing sugar+liqueur
Beat until soft peaks
Remove from oven and turn (top-side-up) onto wire rack to cool. In the meantime, make frosting.
Beat cream, extra icing sugar and liqueur in a bowl with electric mixer.
Add mascarpone
Gently fold in
Spread frosting over friands
Gently fold in mascarpone. Spread frosting over friands and decorate with thinly sliced apricots if
desired.
Desserts. Nothing. Else. 