Blackberry Pear Friand

Blackberry Pear Friand

Ingredients:

• 8 oz Blackberries

• 2 Pears, sliced

• ¼ C Sugar

• ½ C Cassava flour

• 1½ C Confectioners sugar

• 1 C Almond flour

• 1/8 tsp Salt

• 2 tsp Teeny Tiny Spice Co. Garam Masala, French Four Spice or Chinese Five Spice

• 1 tsp  Vanilla

• 5 Eggs

• ¾ C Butter, melted

Instructions:

1. Place the berries, pears and sugar in a bowl and set aside for 30 minutes.

2. Preheat the oven to 400° F.

3. Mix together the flour, confectioners sugar, almond four, salt and spice in a large bowl.

4. Whisk together the eggs and vanilla until frothy.

5. Combine the egg mixture and melted butter into the dry ingredients.

6. Pour this batter into a 9x13 parchment lined baking dish and top with the fruit and its juices.

7. Bake for about an hour, until the batter is set and the top is browned. You may need to cover with foil for the last 10 or 15 minutes if it is getting too brown.

8. Cool for 10 minutes before serving or serve cold.