Name: Macadamia, coconut and lime friands
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 1/3 cup icing sugar mixture; 1/2 cup ground macadamias; 1/2 cup desiccated coconut; 2/3 cup plain flour, sifted; 5 egg whites; 2 teaspoon lime juice; 185 gram butter, melted; 1 lime, zested rind, to decorate; Icing; 1/2 cup icing sugar, sifted; 2 tablespoon coconut milk (or milk); 20 gram butter, meted

Ingredients

1 1/3 cup icing sugar mixture

1/2 cup ground macadamias

1/2 cup desiccated coconut

2/3 cup plain flour, sifted

5 egg whites

2 teaspoon lime juice

185 gram butter, melted

1 lime, zested rind, to decorate

Icing

1/2 cup icing sugar, sifted

2 tablespoon coconut milk (or milk)

20 gram butter, meted

Method

1.Preheat oven to moderate, 180°C. Lightly grease 9 holes of a friend pan.

2.Sift icing sugar into a large bowl. Add ground macadamias, coconut and flour; mix in unbeaten egg whites and juice. Pour in melted butter, holding back milk solids (see tip). Stir lightly to combine.

3.Spoon mixture evenly among recesses until two-thirds full. Bake 15-20 minutes. until golden and cooked when tested. Allow to cool in pan 2 minutes; transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

4.To make icing, in a small bowl. mix all ingredients together until smooth.

5.Drizzle icing over cooled friands; decorate with zest.

‘Milk solids’ sink to the bottom of the melted butter, so don’t stir them. Drain off clear liquid and discard the solids. Rather than waste a can of coconut milk when only a small amount is required, use powdered coconut milk and store the remainder in the cupboard.
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