Recipe: Easy Friands

Name: Easy Friands
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 170 min
Ingredients: For 6 friands:; 14 oz (400 g) puff pastry; 1 egg yolk for glazing; For the filling:; 8.75 oz (250 g) sausage meat; 3.5 oz (100 g) veal, finely chopped; 1 whole egg; 1.75 oz (50 g) shallots, chopped; 1 fl oz (3 cl) port wine; 0.3 fl oz (1 cl) cognac; 3 sprigs flat parsley; 1 sprig tarragon; Salt and pepper to taste

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Recipe Easy Friands - Chef recipe — Photo: © Asfaux Patrick- A.F.Touch

Prep 20 min

Cook 30 min

Rest 2h

Total 2h50

Ingredients

For 6 friands:

14 oz (400 g) puff pastry
1 egg yolk for glazing

For the filling:

8.75 oz (250 g) sausage meat
3.5 oz (100 g) veal, finely chopped
1 whole egg
1.75 oz (50 g) shallots, chopped
1 fl oz (3 cl) port wine
0.3 fl oz (1 cl) cognac
3 sprigs flat parsley
1 sprig tarragon
Salt and pepper to taste

Step-by-step directions

1 In a bowl, mix the egg, port, cognac, chopped herbs, and shallots. Add the meat and mix well. Season with salt and pepper, and taste for seasoning.

2 Roll out your puff pastry and cut 12 rectangles. Make a friand by placing filling on one rectangle, leaving 1 cm around the edges. Brush the edges with water using a brush, then place a second rectangle of pastry on top and seal by pressing on the edges.

3 Repeat the process for all 6 friands.

4 With a knife, score the top of your friands. Mix one tablespoon of water with your egg yolk (egg wash) and brush this mixture on top using a brush.

5 Let rest 2 hours in the refrigerator.

6 In a preheated oven at 375°F (190°C) (gas mark 6), cook your friands for about 30 minutes. The pastry should be perfectly cooked.

Serve warm with a green salad.