What is a Friands? It’s an almond flour and egg white based baked good, baked in a specific friands pan, originally from Australia/New Zealand, that usually has berries and flavouring such as lemon zest, orange zest or vanilla. They are similar to a muffin, but the unique combination of almond flour and egg whites gives them a delicious flavour and texture. In this recipe, the egg whites are lightly beaten just until they are frothy – it is not meringue and that’s a mistake that sometimes bakers make! Lightly frothing the egg whites incorporates air which is the main source of leavening in this recipe.