Hazelnut, Orange And Raspberry Mini-Cakes Or Friands

• 180 g melted butter, cooled
• 80 g plain flour or 80 g glutenfree flour
• 190 g icing sugar (also known as confectioners sugar, ensure gluten-free if required)
• 150 g ground hazelnut meal (also known as hazelnut flour)
• 2 teaspoons finely grated orange rind (I use either one large orange or two small oranges)
• 5 egg whites, room temperature
• 80 g frozen raspberries, thawed and mashed
• 1 teaspoon icing sugar, for dusting

1. Pre-heat oven to 180u0b0C or 160u0b0C if using a fan-forced oven.
2. Sift the flour and icing sugar into amixing bowl. Then add the hazelnut meal and the orange rind. Mix.
3. In a seperate bowl, whisk the egg until lightly frothy.
4. Add the egg whites to the flour blend and stir to combine.
5. Fold in the melted butter and raspberries and stir well to combine.
6. Spoon mix into bakeware, filling each 2/3 full. Makes 12 friands.
7. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until done. Mine usualy take 20 minutes using a fan-forced oven.
8. Allow to cool in the pan for 5 minutes before removing to a cooling rack.
9. Dust with more icing sugar to serve or serve with cream and berries.

butter, flour, icing sugar, ground hazelnut meal, orange rind, egg whites, frozen raspberries, icing sugar

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/hazelnut-orange-and-raspberry-mini-cakes-or-friands-362944 (may not work)