Recipe: Vanilla vodka berries with warm almond friands
How to Make:
- Place the berries and vodka in a large glass or ceramic bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and set aside for 2 hours to infuse.
- To make almond friands, preheat oven to 200°C. Brush eight 125ml (1/2-cup) capacity oval friand pans with melted butter to grease. Place on a baking tray.
- Combine the icing sugar, flour and almond meal in a large bowl. Add the egg whites and butter and stir until just combined. Spoon the batter among prepared pans. Sprinkle with almonds.
- Bake in oven for 20 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centres comes out clean. Set aside in pans for 5 minutes. Turn onto a wire rack to cool slightly.
- Add mint into the berry mixture and stir to combine. Serve warm friands with mixed berries and creme fraiche.
Time for preparing:
20 min.
Servings:
8
Ingredients:
- 1 x 500g pkt frozen mixed berries (Creative Gourmet brand)
- 60ml (1/4 cup) vanilla-flavoured vodka
- 2 teaspoons finely shredded fresh mint
- Creme fraiche, to serve Almond friands
- Melted butter, to grease
- 185g (1 1/2 cups) icing sugar mixture
- 150g (1 cup) plain flour
- 100g (1 cup) almond meal
- 5 egg whites
- 180g butter, melted
- 1 tablespoon flaked almonds
