Gluten-free sweet almond friands

Great for using up those frozen egg whites. The friands keep moist for several days or they can be frozen.

Ingredients

200 g	Ground almonds
1 cup	Icing sugar, and extra to dust
⅓ cup	Gluten-free flour mix (Main)
2	Lemons, finely grated rind only
5	Egg whites (Main)
150 ml	Almond oil, we used Olivado Extra Virgin Sweet Almond Oil
½ cup	Sliced almonds, flaked (Main)

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 200C. Lightly oil a 9-hole friand pan.
2. Combine the ground almonds, icing sugar, baking mix and grated lemon rind in a bowl. Add the unbeaten egg whites and stir to mix well. Stir in the oil.
3. Spoon the mixture evenly into the friend holes to about ½-⅔ full. Sprinkle lightly with the sliced almonds.
4. Bake for about 20 minutes or until the mixture comes away from the sides. Turn out on a wire rack to cool. Dust with icing sugar.