Hazelnut And Apple Friands

• 2/3 cup powdered sugar, sifted
• 2 cups ground hazelnuts
• 1/2 cup all purpose flour, sifted
• 13 tbsp butter, melted
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 None green apple, peeled, cored, chopped
• 6 large egg whites
• 1/2 cup roasted hazelnuts, skin removed, chopped
• None None powdered sugar, for dusting

1. Preheat oven to 350u0b0F. Lightly grease a 12-hole friand pan.
2. In a bowl, combine powdered sugar, ground hazelnuts and flour. Mix in butter and vanilla, stirring gently until just combined. Fold apple into the batter.
3. In a clean bowl, lightly whisk egg-whites until frothy. Fold in the hazelnut batter.
4. Divide batter evenly between friand pans. Sprinkle with chopped hazelnuts. Bake 20-25 minutes, or until cooked through when tested with a toothpick.
5. Cool 5 minutes in pan, then turn onto a wire rack to cool completely. Dust with powdered sugar, to serve.

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Taken from recipes-plus.com/api/v2.0/recipes/21070 (may not work)