Pear And White Chocolate Friand Slice
INGREDIENTS
½ cup flour
2 x 70 gram packets ground almonds
100 grams white chocolate, chopped
grated rind 2 lemons
6 egg whites
175 grams butter, melted
2-3 firm ripe pears, peeled and sliced
Lemon Syrup
¼ cup boiling water¼ cup caster sugar
2 tblsp lemon juice
grated rind of 1 lemon
2 tblsp limoncello or lemon vodka (optional)
METHOD
1. Sift the icing sugar and flour into a bowl. Stir in the ground almonds, white chocolate and lemon rind. Mix well.
2. In a clean bowl, lightly beat the egg whites until frothy. Stir them and the cooled, melted butter into the almond mixture until smooth.
3. Spoon the mixture into a 20x30cm baking paper-lined slice tin. Spread out evenly.
4. Finely slice the pears and arrange them in two strips along the length of the tin.
5. Bake at 180ºC for 20-25 minutes or until the cake is firm to the touch in its centre. It should be shrinking from the sides of the tin.
Lemon Syrup
1. Stir the boiling water and sugar together until dissolved. If necessary, warm in a microwave. Add the lemon juice, lemon rind and limoncello or vodka if using. Pour the hot syrup over the just-cooked Pear and White Chocolate Friand Slice.
COOKS TIPS
Many people are put off trying to make friands because they don't have the proper cake tins. Bake the mixture in a slice tin instead and serve gently warmed as a dessert.There are no comments for this recipe. You can leave a comment below.
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