Name: Berry & orange friands
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 225 gram gluten-free icing sugar; 80 gram rice flour; 110 gram ground almonds; 6 free-range egg whites; 150 gram unsalted butter, melted; 1 orange, zest; 2 cup fresh blueberries (or berries of your choice); To decorate; 200 gram tub mascarpone; fresh blueberries, halved; fresh raspberries, halved; dried orange segments; edible flowers

Berry & orange friands

Celebrate summer berries with these little and lovely gluten-free friands

Makes 12

Prep

15M

Cook

25M

Total

40M

Ingredients

225 gram gluten-free icing sugar

80 gram rice flour

110 gram ground almonds

6 free-range egg whites

150 gram unsalted butter, melted

1 orange, zest

2 cup fresh blueberries (or berries of your choice)

To decorate

200 gram tub mascarpone

fresh blueberries, halved

fresh raspberries, halved

dried orange segments

edible flowers

Method

1.Preheat the oven to 180°C (160°C fanbake). Grease a 12-hole loaf or friand tray.

2.Sift the icing sugar, rice flour and ground almonds into a large bowl.3 Make a well in the centre and mix in the egg whites, melted butter and zest with a large whisk until just combined.

3.Spoon the mixture into the tray so that each hole is three-quarters full. Sprinkle the blueberries on top.

4.Bake in the middle of the oven for 20-25 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre of the friands comes out clean and the tops spring back when lightly touched.

5.Cool in the tray for about 10 minutes before transferring to a wire cooling rack.

6.To decorate, pipe mascarpone over the top and decorate with berries, dried orange segments and edible flowers.

Karla Goodwin