Raspberry Friands

• 175 g butter, melted and cooled
• 1 cup ground almonds
• 1 1/2 cups icing sugar
• 1/2 cup flour
• 5 egg whites
• 1 teaspoon raspberry essence
• 1 cup fresh raspberry (you can use frozen)

1. Preheat oven to 220u0b0C.
2. Spray a tray of friand moulds (or a muffin tray) with non stick baking spray.
3. Place the ground almonds, icing sugar and flour in a mixing bowl.
4. Add the unbeaten egg whites and mix together.
5. Add the melted butter and raspberry essence and mix well.
6. Spoon approximately a tablespoon of mixture into each mould. Place a few raspberries in each mould then cover with the remaining mixture.
7. Bake for 5 minutes, then turn oven down to 200C and bake a further 12-15 minutes.
8. Cool in tin for 5 minutes before turning out on to wire rack to cool.

butter, ground almonds, icing sugar, flour, egg whites, raspberry, fresh raspberry

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/raspberry-friands-203526 (may not work)