Super Easy Cranberry & Almond Croissants
 
 
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Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 4 croissants (a day old, if possible)
  • For the filling:
  • ½ stick (60g) butter
  • ¼ cup (60g) sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup (100g) almond meal
  • 1 tbsp plain flour
  • frozen or fresh cranberries
  • 1-2 tbsp flaked almonds
  • For the syrup:
  • ½ cup (110g) sugar
  • ¼ cup (60ml) water
  • 1 tbsp (15ml) rum
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 350F/180C.
  2. First, make the syrup by placing all the ingredients into a small saucepan and bringing them to the boil. Boil until the sugar dissolves and then turn the heat off and set aside.
  3. For the filling, beat together the sugar and butter, and then add in the egg, almonds and flour and stir until smooth.
  4. To assemble the croissants, slice the croissants in half and brush each half very generously with the syrup - you should use up pretty much all of it.
  5. Divide the filling between the bottom halves of the croissants, reserving about 2-3 tablespoons for the tops. Sprinkle some cranberries onto the almond filling and then put the top halves on. Divide the remaining filling over the tops of the croissants and spread it out, and then sprinkle over some flaked almonds.
  6. Bake the croissants for 20 minutes, or until golden and crisp. Serve warm.
Recipe by The Sugar Hit at http://www.thesugarhit.com/dev/2014/11/super-easy-cranberry-almond-croissants.html