Friands - Home Economics

 In our Home Economics, we made another type of muffin but this time its not a ginger gems but it was a small litlle muffin called Friands. So here is the method, and also the ingredients and our mise en place. 

Ingredients :

2 medium egg whites

2 T plain flour

1/2 c icing sugar, plus extra for dusting 

1/2 c ground almonds

zest 1 lemon 

60 gm butter, melted

A dollop of jam on top of each one

  

Method:

1

Preheat oven 180 degree Celsius. Grease a 12-hole mini muffin tin lightly with butter, then dust with flour. Tip tin upside down and tap to remove any excess flour ( doing this will help to stop the friands from sticking to the tin, making them easier to remove once cooked). 

2

Very lightly whisk egg whites in a medium - sized bowl until bubbles begin to appear. 

3

Sift flour and icing sugar into the bowl containing the egg whites, then add ground almonds, lemon zest and butter.Whisk lightly until just combined - Do not over mix.

4

Pour mixture into mini muffin tin, filling each hole to three-quarters full. Top each with a blackberry and gently push it in ever so slightly.

5

Bake for 12-15 minutes lightly golden around the edges. Friands should not sink when touched lightly with your finger.Allow to cool for a few minutes before removing from tin and transferring to a wire rack ( you may need to use a knife to carefully loosen friands from the tin ). Dust with icing sugar just before serving. 

Variations to Recipe..

1 1/2 T coconut flour instead of the plain flour to make the Friands Gluten Free. Could used frozen berries of season. 

In that exercise my job, is to whisk the dry ingredients and furthermore whisk the wet ingredients. We alternate of doing the work , so everybody will be included.This one is a sort off hard, particularly the part when you need to isolate the white and yolk. We need to move rapidly, in light of the fact that we needed to complete in the specific time were the lunch start. I had a great time working with my group that time, we had some good times doing the stuff and sharing the positions. I'm again pleased in light of the fact that we complete the process of doing it early.