the prune and almond friand

meet my tasty little friend, le friand. it may not be known as such in la france, perhaps bearing more of a resemblance to a cake called un financier. all these italics are making me feel slanty, as in, slanting towards another friand. these are an excellent prune delivery system.

0.5c (75g) plain gluten free flour
0.75c (100g) icing sugar, sifted (i wonder if brown sugar or panela would work?)
1.5c almond meal
4tsp (heaped) no-egg, mixed with 2tbs water in a small bowl
150g melted nuttelex
200g pitted prunes, roughly chopped
3 drops each of almond essence and brandy essence (optional)


preheat oven to 140C

sift the flour and icing sugar into large mixing bowl. stir in almond meal, no-egg and melted nuttelex. fold in prunes and essences (if using). spoon mixture into mini muffin pans (silicone is the best, paper may stick) and bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown (when a skewer is inserted into centre, it should come out clean). bake for longer if using regular-sized muffin or friand pans.

espresso almond biscuits

1Tbs ground flax seeds

2Tbs soy milk

0.25c agave or maple syrup

0.25c coconut oil, warmed to liquid

1tsp vanilla essence

1tsp ground cinnamon

80g ground almonds

1c plain flour

 2Tbs finely ground coffee

0.5tsp bicarb soda

0.25tsp salt

heat oven to 165C. with a fork, whisk flax seeds and milk in a large bowl. stir in sweetener, oil, vanilla and cinnamon. in a separate bowl, mix the dry ingredients with a whisk. add to wet ingredients and mix until combined. form rounded teaspoons of mixture and place on baking sheet, flatten to 1cm thick. bake for 10-13 minutes. 

i wonder if these could be made into pfeffernusse...

tiny chocolatines

tiny chocolate and almond meal cakes

roasted almond butter cups

these pseudo-reese's pieces are pretty good. the almond-honey centre didn't turn out how i expected, but it tastes good any way.

revised recipe maybe soon.