Almond croissant toast

Highly recommend getting yourself a croissant loaf and making this. It was STUPIDLY good.
I can get mine at a bakery nearby, or just make your own by rolling up uncooked croissant dough into a loaf tin, and baking until fluffy in the centre.
Alternatively, just use a croissant, or normal brioche.

Recipe

1 slice brioche, or croissant loaf
1 tsp butter, melted
2 tbsp ground almonds (or more - you want the mixture to be a paste)
1 tbsp syrup
Drop vanilla extract
1 tbsp slivered almonds
Icing sugar

Method

1. Preheat your oven to 190°C, or your grill.

2. Slice your bread/ croissant loaf, then lightly toast.

3. Melt your butter in a small bowl, then add your ground almonds, vanilla and syrup and mix well.

4. You want the texture to be quite a thick paste, which is spreadable, so add more syrup or ground almonds to achieve this.

5. Spread the paste over your bread/ croissant loaf, then press in some ground almonds.

6. Bake for 8-12 minutes, or until the paste starts to brown & melt into your bread/ croissant loaf.
   If it starts to burn, reduce the oven temperature, or move it down a shelf - if using the grill, reduce the heat.

7. Once browned & caramelised, remove from the oven and leave to cool for a few minutes before you eat it.

8. Dust with icing sugar and serve.

Notes + Variations:

Use any bread you want for this. Brioche is best if you can’t find a croissant loaf.