Almond Brioche Recipes

ALMOND BRIOCHE TOASTS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. In bowl of electric mixer with paddle attachment, beat butter and granulated sugar until creamy. Scrape down sides of bowl. Add ground almonds, egg, and almond extract; beat until well combined.
• Generously spread 3 tablespoons of mixture onto each brioche slice. Garnish with almond slices, and place on an ungreased baking pan. Bake until tops are golden brown and brioche is toasted on both sides, about 20 minutes. Remove from oven; place on wire rack to cool. Dust with confectioners' sugar. Serve warm or at room temperature.

ALMOND BRIOCHE

Steps:

• To make the brioche: mix the salt, yeast, eggs, honey and melted butter with the water in a large bowl. Mix in the flour without kneading. The dough will be loose, but will firm up when chilled. Cover the dough with a towel (not to be covered air-tight at this point) and allow to rest a room temperature for 2 hours. Next, cover the dough bowl with plastic wrap and chill in the fridge before proceeding to work with it.
• To make the almond cream: cream together the butter, almond paste, flour, egg and almond extract in a food processor until smooth and set aside. Note: The creamy consistency requires a processor for a smooth blend.
• To assemble the brioche: Dust the brioche dough with flour and gather into a ball, stretching the dough around the bottom and sides of the ball.
• Roll dough out in an 10×14″ rectangle, about a 1/4″ thick. This may require quite a bit of flour on the counter to make sure the dough does not stick.
• Spread the almond cream on the dough, leaving an inch clear around the edges. Roll up dough, starting from a short end, jelly-roll style. Freeze log for about 15 minutes.
• Grease a 10″ round springform pan with butter and dust with sugar.
• Cut chilled dough into eight pieces (dental floss works well for a clean cut) and arrange in pan swirl-side up. Allow dough to rest for one hour.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Just before baking, mix together sugar, zest and almonds and sprinkle over brioche. Bake 50-65 minutes, until set in the middle.
• Remove from oven and allow to sit for 2-3 minutes. Then run a knife around the inside and slide the brioche onto a serving plate. Enjoy warm or room temperature.

EASY ALMOND STICKY BUNS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Spray a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with nonstick spray.
• Butter the cut sides of the buns with half of the soft butter and sprinkle with the cinnamon sugar.
• Melt the remaining butter in a medium saucepan over high heat. Add the golden syrup and brown sugar and cook until melted and smooth. Whisk in the marmalade and orange zest and juice and cook, stirring occasionally, for 2 minutes. Whisk in the heavy cream and salt. Pour the syrup mixture into the baking dish and scatter the almonds evenly over the top.
• Put the buns in the syrup, cut-sides down, and bake until the syrup is bubbly, about 20 minutes. Remove to a cooling rack and let cool for 10 minutes. Invert (carefully!) onto a platter and eat.

ALMOND-CRUSTED FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Make the frangipane: In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix together almond paste, butter, eggs, flour, and lemon zest until smooth. (Frangipane can be made 3 days ahead and stored in an airtight container, refrigerated, until ready to use. Let soften at room temperature before using.)
• Make the apples: Heat butter in a medium skillet over medium high heat. Add apples and cook until golden brown on all sides, about 5 minutes. Remove apples from skillet and wipe skillet clean. Return apples to skillet and add maple syrup; cook until apples are soft. Keep warm until ready to serve.
• Preheat broiler.
• Heat butter in a large skillet over medium heat. In a large, shallow dish, whisk together eggs, heavy cream, almond extract, and cinnamon. Working in batches, dip brioche in egg mixture to coat. Transfer to skillet and cook, turning, until golden brown on each side, about 30 seconds per side. Transfer to a baking sheet. Repeat process with remaining bread and egg mixture. Let French toast cool slightly, about 5 minutes.
• Lightly spread frangipane evenly over one side of each piece of French toast; transfer to broiler and broil until golden, about 30 seconds. Divide French toast evenly among four serving plates and top with apples and toasted almonds; serve immediately with additional maple syrup.