Fig Jam Friands ~ #BreadBakers

Tea to the English is really a picnic indoors - what a wonderful idea!

We all need to have more picnics inside at this time of the year.

This month the Bread Bakers are playing catch up, with the idea that you can bake from any of the themes you missed. I went way back to June of 2017, which was actually before I started baking with the Bread Bakers, and the theme was to bake with nut meals and nut flours.

I decided to make friands.  These little cakes are very popular in Australia and are available at many coffee shops.  They are somewhat related to financiers, except most of the time they are flavored, and they are made from egg whites, butter, almond meal/flour and powdered sugar.

You can bake them in a muffin tin, but they are more authentic when they are baked in small moulds, typically oval in shape. My tin came from Australia and it looks just like a muffin tin except each of the holes is an oval shape.  These little cakes are so delicious and easy to make - you don't even need to break out any sort of mixer. And talk about disappearing in record time.  Mine had fig jam in them, but there are endless varieties that you can make. I do believe that I should be doing a friand of the week until I run out of ideas.

If you would like to know more about the Bread Bakers and see what the other bakers made for this months Catch Up theme please scroll down below the recipe.

Fig Jam Friands

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Ingredients

• 160g unsalted butter, melted, cooled, plus extra to brush pan
• 110g (⅔ cup) all-purpose flour, plus extra to dust
•  200g (1 ⅔ cups) powdered sugar, plus extra to dust
• 125g (1 cup) almond meal
• 6 egg whites
• Fig jam

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 180°C (350℉). 
2. Brush a 12-hole friand pan with a little melted butter, then dust with a little flour, shaking out excess.
3. Sift the flour and sugar into a large bowl, then stir in the almond meal.
4. Place egg whites in a small bowl and lightly froth with a fork, then add to the flour mixture with the melted butter and lemon zest, stirring to combine.
5. Divide batter among friand holes, filling to two-thirds full.
6. Place one teaspoon of fig jam on the top of the batter and, using a cake tester or small knife, gently swirl in the jam.
7. Bake for 18-20 minutes until golden and a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
8. Cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.

#BreadBakers is a group of bread loving bakers who get together once a month to bake bread with a common ingredient or theme. You can see all our of lovely bread by following our Pinterest board right here. Links are also updated after each event on the #BreadBakers home page.

We take turns hosting each month and choosing the theme/ingredient. If you are a food blogger and would like to join us, just send Stacy an email with your blog URL to foodlustpeoplelove@gmail.com.

This month, we are catching up on old Bread Bakers themes that we have missed out on. Our host of the month is Pavani at Cook's Hideout.


And don’t forget to take a peek at what the other talented bakers have baked this month ~

• Adjaruli Khachapuri from A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Big Batch Dinner Rolls from Karen's Kitchen Stories
• Breudher Cake from Passion Kneaded
• Coriander Garlic Pull apart Bread from Sara's Tasty Buds
• Cranberry English Muffins from Cindy's Recipes and Writings
• Eggless Oats Banana Bread from Gayathri's Cook Spot
• Fig Jam Friands from All That's Left Are the Crumbs
• Garlic Cheese and Herbs Pull apart Bread from Ambrosia
• Herbed Wholewheat Garlic Knots from Sizzling Tastebuds
• Keema Naan from The Schizo Chef
• Peperoncini Focaccia Bread from Sneha's Recipe
• Savory Almond Meal Bread from Palatable Pastime
• Sourdough Cinnamon Buns from Baking Sense
• Steamed Apple Date Bread from Food Lust People Love
• Vegan Gluten-free Banana Bread from Cook's Hideout
• Whole Wheat Palak Naan from Cook with Renu
• Yeasted Lemon Bundt Cake from Anybody Can Bake