Pistachio-Chocolate Friands
A friand is a French small cake made with almond flour. It's delicious!
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- Serves: 12 persons
Ingredients
- 10tablespoons unsalted butter, plus more for greasing
- ¾cup almond flour
- 2tablespoons almond flour
- ¾cup all-purpose flour
- 1cup confectioners' sugar
- 2tablespoons confectioners' sugar
- ¾cup demerara sugar
- ¼cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½teaspoon baking powder
- 5large egg whites
- ⅓cup chopped pistachios, or more to taste
Instructions
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 320 degrees F (160 degrees C). Grease 12 small cake moulds well with butter.Step 2
Melt 10 tablespoons butter in a saucepan until it becomes golden over medium-low heat. Remove from heat and let cool.Step 3
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.Step 4
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the friands comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Bon appetit!