Small almond cake
A friand is a small almond cake, popular in Australia and New Zealand , closely related to the French financier .[ 1]
The principal ingredients are almond flour , egg whites , butter , and powdered sugar . A friand typically has additional flavorings such as coconut , chocolate , fruit , and nuts . It is baked in small moulds, typically oval or barquette in shape. French financiers do not have additional flavorings.[ 2] [ 3]
In French, a friand , which literally means 'a tasty item' or 'something delicious', generally refers to sausage, cheese, herbs or other stuffing baked in puff pastry .[ 4] The word is not generally used to refer to an almond cake. See the wiktionary entry for friand .
A ham and cheese friand
See also
References
^ Allen, Rachel (2012). Cake: 200 fabulous foolproof baking recipes . HarperCollins UK. ISBN 9780007490868 . A friand is a type of cake that is very popular down under in both New Zealand and Australia.
^ The Essential Baking Cookbook (Murdoch Books, 2004), 32, available online , accessed August 29, 2012
^ Gordana Trifunovic, Kitchen Classics: Picnic Hamper (Murdoch Books, 2007), 224, available online , accessed August 30, 2012
^ Prosper Montagné and Charlotte Snyder Turgeon, The New Larousse Gastronomique: The Encyclopedia of Food, Wine & Cookery (Crown Publishers, 1997), 831
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