Name: Almond Croissants Recipe (French Bakery Style)
Prep time: 12 min
Cook time: 18 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 8 one-day-old medium/large croissants, left at room temp uncovered overnight; 3 Tbsp sliced almonds; Powdered, Confectioner's sugar for dusting; 2 Tbsp sugar; 4 Tbsp rum, optional, but highly recommended. You can use 1 tsp Vanilla extract instead; 1 Cup water; 1/2 cup granulated sugar; 1 cup almond meal/almond flour, or 2/3 cup whole blanched almonds, but you'll need a good food processor to process almonds into an almond meal; 1/8 tsp salt; 1 stick, 8 Tbsp unsalted butter, room temp, sliced; 2 large eggs