Tequila & Blood Orange Friands
- Preparation time:
- 25 mins
- Cooking time:
- 25 mins
- Makes:
- 12
Take your morning tea to an exotic new level with this delicious treat!
1¹/³ cups almond meal
12/³ cups icing sugar mixture, sifted
2 tblsps finely grated blood orange rind
2 tblsps blood orange juice
1 tblsp tequila
½ cup plain flour, sifted
7 egg whites, whisked lightly
2 tsps tequila
1-2 tblsps blood orange juice
Ingredients
250g unsalted butter, melted1¹/³ cups almond meal
12/³ cups icing sugar mixture, sifted
2 tblsps finely grated blood orange rind
2 tblsps blood orange juice
1 tblsp tequila
½ cup plain flour, sifted
7 egg whites, whisked lightly
Sliced blood orange, to decorate
Icing
2 cups pure icing sugar, sifted2 tsps tequila
1-2 tblsps blood orange juice
Method
1 Grease a 12-hole non-stick friand pan (½-cup capacity).
2 Combine butter, almond meal, icing sugar, rind, juice, tequila and flour in a large bowl. Fold in egg whites. Divide mixture evenly among pan holes. Smooth over tops.
3 Cook in a moderately slow oven (160C) for about 25 minutes, or until firm to touch. Cool in pan for 10 minutes, before turning out onto a wire rack to cool.
4 To make icing, stir icing sugar into tequila in a medium bowl. Add enough juice to give a goodpouring consistency.
5 Pour over friands. Decorate with sliced blood orange.Notes
Tip: If your prefer a non-alcoholic cake, you can replace tequila with extra juice.
- Source:
- New Idea
- Author:
- Stylist:
- Cass Stokes
- Photographer:
- Stuart Scott
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