Method
1. Brush a couple of friand tins with melted butter. Or place liners into a muffin or cupcake tin
2. Add blanched almonds and quinoa to a clean baking sheet
3. Put into a cold oven set to 200°C for 10 minutes
4. Remove and cool. Keep the oven set to 200°C
5. Place cooled almond quinoa mix and sugar into Thermomix bowl
6. Blitz with MC on - 20 sec, speed 8
7. Then add ground cinnamon, orange zest, almond extract, vanilla bean paste, pink Himalayan salt flakes and egg white to the TM bowl
8. Blend with MC on - 20 sec, speed 8
9. Scrape down sides of TM5 bowl
10. Pour melted butter into the TM5 bowl slowly while you blend:
11. Blend - 20 sec, speed 8
12. Then add marzipan, dried cherries and pistachios to the TM bowl
13. Stir through using your spatula
14. Divide between prepared friand holes
15. Decorate the top of each friand with either a sliver or slice of the candied clementine
16. Bake until risen and fragrant - 15 min, 200°C
17. Dust with icing sugar if desired