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Easy and Simple Almond Pastry (Bostock)

Difficulty: Beginner Prep Time 10 mins Cook Time 25 mins Rest Time 10 mins Total Time 45 mins
Best Season: Suitable throughout the year

Description

This can become your favourite dessert this summer! Bostock is a French pastry made of leftover brioche bread, frangipane (almond cream) and almond flakes. You can add fruit of your choice since we have summer and fruit is abundant. I really recommend you to try it!

Ingredients

For the sugar syrup

For the pastries

Instructions

  1. Making the syrup

    For the soaking syrup, boil everything for 3-4 minutes until slightly thick. Set aside.

  1. Making the pastries

    Mix all the ingredients listed above for the frangipane (butter + sugar, then add the almond and flour, then the egg). Spread the frangipane over the slices of bread/brioche (add the syrup to them before this step if you want it sweeter), add some almond flakes and fruit of your choice. Bake until golden. Enjoy!

My name is Andreea and I live in Bucharest, Romania. Born with a passion for cooking, I grew a fondness towards global cuisine and the local food consumed around the world. Not only would I like to share this passion with you all but also introduce recipes from around the world that you can try and discover how incredibly good these dishes can be.

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