Pistachio-Chocolate Friands
A friand is a delightful French miniature cake crafted from almond flour. Its taste is exquisite!
Ingredients
- 10 tablespoons unsalted butter, plus more for greasing
- ¾ cup almond flour
- 2 tablespoons almond flour
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
- ¾ cup demerara sugar
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 5 large egg whites
- ⅓ cup chopped pistachios, or more to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 320 degrees F (160 degrees C). Grease 12 small cake Moulds well with butter.
- Melt 10 tablespoons butter in a saucepan until it becomes golden over medium-low heat. Remove from heat and let cool.
- Combine almond flour, all-purpose flour, confectioners' sugar, demerara sugar, cocoa powder, and baking powder in a bowl; stir together until well combined. Add unwhipped egg whites and mix until well combined. Add melted butter and pistachios. Pour batter into the prepared Moulds.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the friands comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Bon Appetit!
Notes
- The original French recipe is in metric. If you have a scale, please measure out 150 g (5 1/2 oz) unsalted butter, 110 g (4 oz) almond flour, 100 g (3 1/2 oz) white flour, 140 g (5 oz) confectioners’ sugar, 50 g (2 oz) demerara sugar, 20 g (3/4 oz) cocoa powder, and 50 g (1.76 oz) coarsely chopped pistachios.
Nutrition
Calories: 260kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 5gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 25mgSodium: 60mgPotassium: 98mgFiber: 2gSugar: 16gCalcium: 24mgIron: 1mg
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