Fig and pistachio friands

Fig and pistachio friands

Friands are a classic French bake and an Aussie coffee shop staple, too. These easy friands are studded with fig and pistachio pieces. Perfect with an espresso.

Fig and pistachio friands

  • Serves icon Makes around 15
  • Time icon Takes 35 minutes to make, plus cooling

Friands are a classic French bake and an Aussie coffee shop staple, too. These easy friands are studded with fig and pistachio pieces. Perfect with an espresso.

Nutrition: per serving

Calories
199kcals
Fat
11.7g (5.7g saturated)
Protein
3g
Carbohydrates
20.5g (16.9g sugars)
Salt
0.1g

Ingredients

  • 140g unsalted butter, melted, plus extra for greasing
  • 100g peeled unsalted pistachios, plus extra chopped pistachios, for decorating
  • 50g plain flour
  • 200g icing sugar, plus extra for dusting
  • 4 large egg whites
  • 100g dried ready-to-eat figs, stems removed and chopped into small chunks
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Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 190°C/fan170°C/gas 5. Lightly butter 15 holes of a friand tin, small muffin tin or 15 patty pans. Place the nuts in a food processor and blitz to fine crumbs.
  2. Sift the flour and 160g icing sugar into the food processor and blitz for a few seconds. Add the melted butter to the dry ingredients in the processor and blitz to combine. Tip the mixture into a medium mixing bowl.
  3. In another bowl, whisk the egg whites with the remaining icing sugar and a pinch of salt until they form soft peaks. Mix a third of the egg white into the flour and butter mixture, then add the fig chunks. Carefully fold in the remaining two-thirds of the egg whites. Spoon the friand mixture into the prepared moulds and bake for 20-22 minutes, until a skewer inserted into a friand comes out barely moist.
  4. Leave to cool for 10 minutes before gently tapping out and cooling on a wire rack. Serve dusted with icing sugar and scattered with the extra chopped pistachios.

Nutrition

Calories
199kcals
Fat
11.7g (5.7g saturated)
Protein
3g
Carbohydrates
20.5g (16.9g sugars)
Salt
0.1g

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    1. Hi Kasia, this friand recipe doesn’t require baking powder because the whisked egg whites act as a raising agent. Happy cooking!

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