Hazelnut and orange friands
9
Points®
Total time: 30 min • Prep: 10 min • Cook: 20 min • Serves: 12 • Difficulty: Easy
Whip up a batch of these dainty little cakes to serve at high tea or on a picnic to add a touch of sweetness to your get-together
Ingredients
Plain flour
⅔ cup(s), (100g)
Icing sugar
1 cup(s), (160g)
Hazelnut meal
1 cup(s), (120g)
Egg white
6 medium
Reduced fat oil spread
100 g, melted
Orange rind
2 tsp, finely grated
Hazelnuts
¼ cup(s), coarsely chopped (35g)
Icing sugar
2 tsp, extra
Oil spray
1 x 3 second spray(s)
Instructions
1
Preheat oven to 180°C or 160°C fan-forced. Lightly spray a 12-hole (1⁄3-cup/80ml capacity) muff in or friand tin with oil.
2
Sift flour and 1 cup (160g) icing sugar into a large bowl. Stir in hazelnut meal. Whisk egg whites in a medium bowl until just combined. Stir in cooled melted spread and rind. Stir egg white mixture into hazelnut mixture until just combined (do not overmix).
3
Spoon mixture into prepared muff in holes. Sprinkle with chopped nuts. Bake for 18–20 minutes or until cooked when tested with a skewer. Stand friands in tin for 5 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to cool. Serve dusted with 2 teaspoons icing sugar.
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