Sweet French Bostock Toasts
Incredibly delicious, wonderfully simple, and unbelievably fast. Today I’m sharing an amazing French-inspired treat, and at the same time a great way to use up any stale sweet enriched bread.
Updated : 15 May, 2026
Easy
About 20 min.
Ingredients
300 grams
Sweet dough
60 grams
Butter
1
Eggs
80 grams
Sugar
2 grams
Salt
100 grams
Almond flour
40 grams
Almond flakes
200 grams
Milk
Table
Table of volume measurements:
- teaspoon - 5 ml
- dessert spoon - 10 ml
- tablespoon - 20 ml
- glass - 200 ml
Preparation
Step 1
Ingredients we will need: any sweet enriched bread, this can be brioche, 300–350 g (10.6–12.3 oz), I used stale panettone. Milk can be replaced with sugar syrup; if you add orange syrup, it will be especially delicious. Almond flour cannot be replaced with wheat flour, only with another nut flour. Sugar. One room-temperature egg. Softened butter with at least 82% fat. Cinnamon and vanilla, optional. Salt. Almond flakes.
Step 2
For the cream, mix the room-temperature egg, sugar, salt, vanilla, cinnamon, softened butter, and almond flour well. You should get a frangipane cream: smooth and fluffy. It is already very tasty on its own.
Step 3
Cut the bread into slices 1.5 cm (about 5/8 inch) thick. I got 5 pieces, each about 13 cm (about 5 inches) in diameter.
Step 4
Soak the slices well in milk on all sides. It is also very tasty with sugar syrup with added orange syrup or orange essence. Orange juice works wonderfully too.
Step 5
Pipe on the almond cream. It was most convenient for me to do this with a piping bag.
Step 6
Sprinkle well with almond flakes.
Step 7
Bake at 180-200°C (350-400°F) for 15-17 minutes, until golden brown. Let them cool slightly. They are good both warm and cold.
Step 8
And with a glass of cold milk, they are absolutely irresistible.
Step 9
If you know and love almond croissants, believe me, this is just as delicious.
Step 10
The toasts turn out incredibly aromatic, tender, moist, and soft. The almond cream gives the pastry a completely new life. The French really do know baking well. Wishing everyone a wonderful mood!
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