Orange & Poppyseed Friands

📝 Ingredients

• 180g unsalted butter, melted and cooled
• 6 egg whites (save yolks for custard... or a weird hair mask)
• 1 tbsp finely grated orange zest (fresh!)
• 150g icing sugar, sifted
• 75g almond meal
• 60g plain flour, sifted
• 2 tbsp poppy seeds
• 1 tsp vanilla extract (optional but magical)
• 2 tbsp orange juice (freshly squeezed, of course)

👩‍🍳 Method

1. Preheat oven to 180°C (fan-forced). Grease friand tins generously — these babies stick if you slack off.
2. In a large bowl, combine icing sugar, almond meal, flour, poppy seeds, and orange zest.
3. In a jug, whisk egg whites until frothy (no stiff peaks).
4. Add melted butter, vanilla, and orange juice. Stir gently.
5. Fold dry ingredients into wet — gently. Fluff, not glue!
6. Pour batter into a 2-litre jug — pro hack for no drips.
7. Fill friand tins ¾ full. Bake for 20–25 minutes until golden and domed.
8. Cool for 5 minutes, then release onto a wire rack like a proud parent.

🧡 Chef’s Notes

• That jug? Legendary. No drips. No regrets.
• Don’t mix until the oven is hot and tins are prepped — timing is everything.
• Feeling fancy? Add a slice of orange on top before baking.
• Friands are like best mates — treat them gently, and they'll rise to the occasion.