I have had a lot of feedback on these mini friands – lots of compliments. I think every member of my family has the recipe and has made them.

Makes about 30

Ingredients:

6 egg whites
185g (6.5 oz) butter (melted)
1 cup (125g) (4oz) almond meal
1 ½ cup icing sugar
½ cup plain flour
1 tbsp lime zest (finely grated lime rind)
1 tbsp lime juice
½ cup of slithered almonds

Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F) and grease the mini muffin pan holes. Place egg whites in a mixing bowl and whisk gently until combined. Add the butter, almond meal, icing sugar, flour, lime zest and lime juice. Pour the friand batter into the mini muffin pan holes and sprinkle the top of each one with a few slithered almonds. Bake for 10mins.