Ingredients
Method
1.Preheat oven to 200°C (180°C fan-forced). Line 12-hole (½-cup/125ml) oval friand pan with paper cases.
2.Place egg whites in medium bowl, whisk lightly with fork until combined. Add butter, almond meal, sifted icing sugar and flour, pineapple and 1⁄3 cup of the coconut, stir until combined. Divide mixture among pan holes, sprinkle with remaining coconut. Bake about 20 minutes.
3.Stand friands 5 minutes before turning, top-side up, onto wire rack to cool.
4.Peach and coconut friands Omit the glace pineapple and replace with 150g finely chopped glace peach.
Store friands in an airtight container for up to three days. We used freeform paper cases made by pushing a 12cm square of paper (we used paper about the same thickness as printer paper) into ungreased pan holes, followed by a 12cm square of baking paper. variation peach and coconut friands Omit the glacé pineapple and replace with 150g finely chopped glacé peach.
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