Almond croissant toast

Ingredients

• 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.