I have two friand sheets with 9 moulds each.  This recipe usually makes twelve so I do six in each to ensure things bake evenly.

 
Butter your moulds well, then
SIFT:

1/2 cup cake (plain) flour with
1 1/2 cups icing sugar

MIX WITH:

1 cup freshly ground almonds

ADD:

1 tspns vanilla extract
175g of butter, gently melted
6 lightly beaten free range egg whites [...]

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This morning when I got up, I already knew what kind of a day it was going to be.  All night the wind howled as our timber frame house creaked and rocked around me like a reaver’s lugger.  I didn’t actually need to open my eyes as I rolled out of my berth (sorry, bed) [...]

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