Pea and Hazelnut Friands

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Pea and Hazelnut Friands

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These friands are easy to make, delicate, delicious and make a perfect afternoon treat with friends. A friand is a small tea cake, similar to the French financier, that are traditionally made with almonds only and browned butter, while friands made with just melted butter and can be flavoured with fruits, and other ingredients. If you don't have oval friand baking pan, by all means use the regular muffin pan.
You can't really see the green colour in those friands as I used ground hazelnuts. Try almond meal from skinless, blanched almonds if you want green colour from the garden peas to stand out. Lemon syrup can be made a week ahead and stored in a jar in the fridge.

Friands	Lemon Honey Syrup
120 g Frozen green peas 5 Large egg whites 180 g Hazelnuts, finely ground 80 g Plain flour 150 g Powdered sugar A large pinch of fine sea salt 180 g Unsalted butter, melted and cooled Mint leaves, shredded	90 g Honey 50 ml Lemon juice, strained 40 ml Water

In a small saucepan, combine the honey, lemon juice and water. Cook over medium heat stirring occasionally until boiling. Continue to boil until the mixture is reduced to a third. Cool.
Cook peas in a small saucepan of boiling water for 1 minute or until they rise to the surface. Drain immediately. Refresh with cold water and drain again. Blend until smooth.
Beat egg whites in a large bowl until soft peaks form. Fold pea puree through egg whites. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 180C/350F. Grease a jumbo 6-hole muffin pan.
Sift ground hazelnuts, flour, powdered sugar and salt into a mixing bowl. Fold three-quarters of the dry ingredients into egg white mixture. Add butter and remaining dry ingredients. Stir until just combined (do not over mix). Spoon mixture into pan holes.
Bake friands for 25-28 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean and a small cracked mound appears on each friand. Leave friands in pans for 5 minutes before turning, top-side up, onto a wire rack to cool.
Drizzle the friands with prepared honey lemon syrup. Garnish with some shredded mint leaves.

54 comments:

Tom 18/12/21 01:25: ...friands are new for me!
Brian's Home Blog 18/12/21 02:30: That is very interesting with the peas, I'm sure it's quite good!
J.P. Alexander 18/12/21 03:45: Uy se ve muy rico gracias por la receta. Te mando un beso
Christine 18/12/21 05:51: Yum
Lola Martínez 18/12/21 08:50: También preparo magdalenas saladas para acompañar la comida. Las que nos traes se ven preciosas y seguro que son muy ricas.
Un beso. Feliz Navidad.
Federica Simoni 18/12/21 09:45: Che buoni😋
Rose world 18/12/21 09:46: Friands, new word for me. One glance, I though it was muffin.
Whats Cookin Italian Style Cuisine 18/12/21 10:31: These really sound delicious the savory and nuts are an awesome pairing
Nancy Chan 18/12/21 10:51: They look good and I am sure they taste great. Happy weekend.
eileeninmd 18/12/21 12:39: Hello,
Your muffins look delicious. A wonderful afternoon treat. Thanks for sharing the recipe. Take care, have a happy weekend!
New Classic r 18/12/21 13:46: Angie, you combine the most unusual food items together and make something magical.
DEZMOND 18/12/21 13:50: I'd eat anything with peas, although this does confuse me a bit, since it has just a pinch of salt and then tons of honey, is it supposed to be a lunch or a desert?
babYpose 18/12/21 14:08: Good tips on how to get the green pras colour standout. With lemon syrup all sounds so delicious and yummy.
My name is Erika. 18/12/21 14:19: Friand is a new word for me. Thanks for explaining it. Using pea puree is a really interesting idea. Do they taste like peas? Happy weekend!
Angie's Recipes 18/12/21 14:25: @DEZMOND A pinch of salt increases the sweetness.
Angie's Recipes 18/12/21 14:26: @My name is Erika. No, they don't taste like peas.
savorthebest 18/12/21 15:54: These would be lovely for an afternoon tea. They sound delicious
Christine 18/12/21 15:56: Looks delicious
Bill 18/12/21 17:11: They look really good. Thanks for explaining what friands are. Never heard that word before.
Ann 18/12/21 18:10: That looks so good,
I wish I can bake again.

Ann
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kathyinozarks 18/12/21 18:48: Oh Wow what a delightful recipe-pinning this one for later-thanks
Cooking Julia 18/12/21 19:46: This muffins are beautiful and strange with peas...
Balvinder 18/12/21 20:04: I love the idea of using green peas in these friands.
Marcelle 18/12/21 23:17: The flavors in these friands sound amazing, Angie. I've never heard of a friand, but I will have to make mine in a muffin pan!! :)
Ben | Havocinthekitchen 19/12/21 02:12: I've never used green peas for a dessert type of cake, so this combination is intriguing to me. Looks and sounds delicious!
Nammi 19/12/21 07:44: very creative, the idea of using green peas in a sweet dish.
Martyna 19/12/21 08:47: This looks very delicious 😊
Irma 19/12/21 14:57: This looks delicious.
Greetings Irma
Królowa Karo 19/12/21 16:18: I have never used peas in such cupcakes. Great idea!
Paolina 19/12/21 19:45: Che buoni questi muffin! Ottima idea per le feste!
foodtravelandwine 20/12/21 01:23: This is new for me....but I love it!!....What a great combination....with mint leaves..delicious!........Abrazotes, Marcela
Sherry's Pickings 20/12/21 10:00: peas? i am stunned. i guess they just give a bit of depth to the friands. interesting.
Liz That Skinny Chick Can Bake 20/12/21 14:33: I haven't made friands in years---back when I was making recipes from French Fridays with Dorie! I love your twist on these little cakes!
R's Rue 20/12/21 20:00: Yummy.
Yvonne @ Fiction Books Reviews 21/12/21 05:50: I am so pleased that you included the definition of 'friand', which was totally new to me.

Loving the sound of food combinations with that lemon twist.

Definitely one I shall be trying for myself, I think even I could cope with this recipe! :)
The Velvet Runway 21/12/21 09:16: These look really delicious! I need to try this recipe
Julia x
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shirleysimplerecipe 21/12/21 13:06: Delicious 😀! I like to bake friand one day 😁.
gluten Free A_Z Blog 21/12/21 14:38: Interesting twist of flavors in this simple treat. As usual, your recipe and presentation are wonderful.
Jeff the Chef 21/12/21 15:54: How interesting. I've never heard of friands, and can't imagine what peas taste like in this context. You always post the most interesting foods!
Rajani Rehana 21/12/21 16:30: So yummy and tasty 😋
Julie 21/12/21 16:59: Unique style muffins.. first time seeing a recipe with frozen peas in friands, must have tasted yum!
Veronica Lee 21/12/21 17:09: Tantalizing! I sure would love to try one!
Raymund 21/12/21 20:59: This is interesting, never had used peas on anything sweet. Definitely will give this one a shot, looks great
Pedro 21/12/21 22:11: Original muffins! I never heard them made with peas. I should taste them!
Greetings!
David 21/12/21 22:26: Angie, I've never heard of peas in a tea cake or muffin... Very interesting though. Of course I had to look up friand and I learned that the term is used in relation to tea cakes in both Australia and New Zealand. Now I know what to call those little cakes we enjoyed on the South Island. Friand's archaic meaning is dainty... Merry Christmas! Take Care, Big Daddy Dave
Lowcarb team member 21/12/21 23:47: An afternoon treat with a cuppa can be most enjoyable :)

All the best Jan
Choclette 22/12/21 20:53: Just gorgeous. I was expecting a savoury muffin, but these sound really intriguing.
bread&salt 23/12/21 19:57: Looks great! I havent tried Peas and honey combination before. But i am sure these snacks must be delicious and go well with our tea-breaks.
tigerfish 23/12/21 22:32: Perfect breakfast, tea snacks, and even desserts to enjoy with friends , right? Friands with friends ;p
Eva Taylor 26/12/21 13:20: What an interesting little cake, would love to give it a try. So pretty with the green pea colour too.
Éva http://kitcheninspirations.wordpress.com/
The Yum List 27/12/21 02:32: These look great for teatime.
Beata M. 28/12/21 23:25: Delicious :)
SavoringTime in the Kitchen 29/12/21 23:47: Such a tasty combination! I'd love some for lunch.
savorthebest 6/1/22 04:37: these look so wonderful for an afternoon tea