What do you get when you cross a friand, mini bundt pan and juicy red raspberries? Insanely moist and delicious gluten free raspberry bundt friands. French cuteness factor – extreme.
You can use different nut meals such as hazelnut and pistachio and substitute any berry of your choice including blueberries, strawberries and blackberries. These friands have been taken to a new level of decadence with a drizzle of raspberry royal icing but for those who prefer a naked friand simply omit the icing. I usually prepare a combination of both and lick any remaining icing from the bowl. Work hazard!
RASPBERRY BUNDT FRIANDS GLUTEN FREE RECIPE
Serves: 12 mini bundt friands
Ingredients
- Ingredients
- 250g unsalted butter, melted
- 3 cups icing sugar, sifted
- 2 cups almond meal
- 1½ cups gluten free plain flour, sifted
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 8 egg whites
- 250g fresh raspberries
- Raspberry Royal Icing
- 50g fresh raspberries + 1 tsp water
- 250g pure icing sugar, sifted
- 1 egg white
Instructions
Conventional Method
- Preheat oven to 180c.
- Melt butter in microwave.
- Combine icing sugar,almond meal, flour and baking powder in a bowl. Stir to combine.
- Add egg whites and butter and mix to combine.
- Grease 2 x 6 capacity mini bundt pans. Place raspberries evenly into the base of each bundt cavity. Spoon cake mixture on top.
- Bake for 20 minutes until golden or until a skewer comes out clean. Cool.
- To make the royal icing simmer the raspberries and water in a small saucepan for 5 minutes. Press raspberry mixture with a fork to create a puree. Cool.
- Beat the egg white, icing sugar and 2 tbs raspberry puree together until a loose paste is formed. If icing is too dry, add more juice. Pour over friands immediately before icing sets.
- Garnish with raspberries.
Thermomix Method
- Preheat oven to 180c.
- Melt butter in Thermomix bowl 40 sec/50C/speed 4.
- Add icing sugar,almond meal, flour, baking powder and egg whites and mix 30 sec/speed 5.
- Grease 2 x 6 capacity mini bundt pans. Place raspberries evenly into the base of each bundt cavity. Spoon cake mixture on top.
- Bake for 20 minutes until golden or until a skewer comes out clean. Cool.
- To make the royal icing simmer the raspberries and water in a small saucepan for 5 minutes. Press raspberry mixture with a fork to create a puree. Cool.
- Place icing sugar, egg white and 2 tbs raspberry puree in Thermomix bowl and mix 5 sec/speed 7. If icing is too dry, add more juice. Pour over friands immediately before icing sets.
- Garnish with raspberries.
Whitney says
Is it important that you use plain GF flour? I have a mixed baking flour (Namaste) with xanthum or whatever in it already. Would that work well?
Helen Tzouganatos says
Hi Whitney,
You should be okay because the flour is also combined with almond meal and icing sugar. Give it a go.
Cinthia says
Hi! I’m in love with this recipe and with this pan! Where could I find them? Thank you!
Helen Tzouganatos says
Hi Cinthia,
You can purchase the pan from William Sonoma. I’m sure it is available online too. Happy baking.