Blueberry Coconut Friands(Glutenfree)

Happy Mother's Day to all of you ! Hope you all had the most wonderful time with your mothers and your babies... As for us, we had a lovely time with our family friends in the playground, playing with the  boys and eating pizzas for lunch and since all celebrations call for a cake, I baked these Blueberry Coconut Friands later in the afternoon  and enjoyed them for tea... Wish I had thought of baking them earlier for they would have been the perfect treat for our picnic of sorts... 

I adapted the recipe from Dorie Greenspan's book, Around my French Table. The recipe is similar to that of Chocolate Financiers, the only difference being that the coconut powder substitutes the almond meal in Friands. However since I wanted to experiment with a glutenfree version, so  I ended up adding both coconut powder and almond meal into the batter. The result was a gorgeous dessert perfect for entertaining family and friends alike.

I had loved what the sugar rubbed with lemon and orange zest had done to the Butter and Rum Crepes. I tried to do the same with the sugar in the friand batter and was really pleased with the subtle hint of citrus it rendered.  The browned butter also added tons of flavor to it. With so many flavors in the background, the taste of blueberries was somewhat subdued. Yet it was there and was lovely.

Blueberry Coconut Friands (Glutenfree)

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Recipe by Tanusree Khandai

Prep time: 20 minutes                                                                              Cook time: 25 minutes
Yield: 23 mini muffins sized friands

Ingredients

• 4 large egg whites, at room temperature
• 1 ½ cup coconut powder
• zest of 1 orange
• ⅔ cup sugar
• 1 cup almond meal
• ½ tsp vanilla extract
• ¼ tsp salt
• 8 tbsps unsalted butter, melted
• ⅓ cup blueberry

Cooking Directions

1. Center the rack and preheat oven to 350 ° F.
2. Line a mini muffin tray with cupcake liners and keep aside.
3. Brown the butter. For this, cut the butter into pieces and add it in a small sauce pan. Bring it to a gentle boil over medium heat. Once the butter boils keep a close eye on it. The period between the time when the butter begins to take on the golden brown color and the point when it burns is very little. There is a nice fragrance at the point when the butter browns.   I usually switch off the heat and keep the pan aside at that point. *(I like the aroma and richness of browned butter and therefore boiled the butter. You can always chose to skip this step and like the original recipe, use melted butter instead.) 
4. Zest the orange into the sugar and using your finger tips rub the two together.
5. In a large bowl,  beat the egg whites just until it is smooth and foamy.
6. Using a wooden spoon or rubber spatula, gently fold in the coconut powder, the sugar, the almond meal, vanilla and salt.
7. Finally stir in the browned butter. The mixture will now look sticky and shiny.
8. Spoon the mixture into the prepared baking cups. Press few blueberries into the mixture in the cups and bake for 22-25 minutes.  (I used frozen blueberries and they were really little. So I fitted in 5-6 in each cup.)

I shall be sharing these at the following parties

Sunday 

Sweet & Savory Sunday Link Party @ Baking in Pyjamas

Monday 
 Mix it up Monday, 
The Scoop, Made with love Monday, 
Marvelous Mondays @ This Gal Cooks, 
Melt in your Mouth Monday, 
Inspiration Monday Party 
Recipe Sharing Monday,
Inspire Me Monday, 
Clever Chicks Blog Hop,

Tuesday 
Totally Tasty Tuesday @ Mandy's Recipe Box,
 Tasteful Tuesday Party @ Nap Time Creations, 
Show Me What You Got @ Our Delightful Home ,  
Hand Made Tuesday @ Ladybug Blessings
Share it Link Party @ Winthrop Chronicles,  
Tasty Tuesday @ Anyonita Nibbles,  
Hearth and Soul blog Hop @ Zesty South Indian Kitchen,
In & Out of the Kitchen @ Feeding Big & More, 
Tuesday's Table @ Love in the Kitchen, 

Wednesday 
What's Cooking Wednesday @ Buns in my Oven, 
Cast Party Wednesday @ Lady Behind the Curtain, 
Show and Share @ Semi Homemade Mom, 
Wine'd Down Wednesday, 
Wonderful Food Wednesdays at @ All She Cooks
Wonderful Food Wednesdays at @ Mom's Test Kitchen 
Wednesday, Whatsit@White Lights on Wednesday,
Wednesday Extravaganza @ Hunger Little Girl, 
Create & Share @ The Trendy Tree House,
What I Whipped Up Wednesday @ Sugar & Dots Look, 
What I Made @ Creations by Kara

Thursday
Link it Up Thursday @ Seven Alive,
Fantastic Thursday @ Three Little Chiefs, 
Thriving on Thursdays @ Domesblissity,  
Full Plate Thursday @ Miz Helen's Country Cottage , 
 Freedom Friday @ My Turn,  
Thursday's Treasures @ Food Done Light,
Pin it Thursday @ Sweet Bella Roos

Friday 
Foodie Friday @ Simple Living and Eating,  
Friday Linky Party @ The Pin Junkie, 
Get Him Feed @ Anyonita Nibbles
 Friday Favorite (DYI too) @ Simple Sweet Home,  
Foodie Friday @ Not Your Ordinary Recipes,
 Foodie Friday @ Rattlebridge Farm, 
Weekend Wonders @ The Thriftiness Miss, 
Friday Food Frenzy @ Mostly Food and Crafts, 
Weekend Potluck @ Sunflower Supper Club, 
The Weekend re-Treat @The Best Blog Recipes


  Gluten-Free Wednesdays, Fresh Foods Wednesdays, Allergy-Free Wednesdays, 
Let’s Get Real, Gluten-Free Fridays,Fight Back Fridays