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Bostock with Blood Orange Marmalade

Course Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine French
Keyword pastry
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings 6
Author Christine Ma

Ingredients

Pecan cream

  • 1 cup pecans toasted
  • ¾ cup sliced almonds
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 2 large eggs
  • ½ cup butter cut into small chunks

Blood orange marmalade

  • 2 cups blood orange segments
  • 1 teaspoon blood orange zest
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar

Grapefruit syrup

  • ¼ cup grapefruit juice
  • zest of 1 grapefruit
  • ¼ cup water
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar

Remaining ingredients

  • 6 slices day-old brioche bread sliced ¾-inch thick
  • ½ cup sliced almonds
  • powdered sugar for finishing

Instructions

  • Prepare the pecan cream. In a food processor, pulse together 1 cup pecans, ¾ cup sliced almonds, ½ cup sugar, and ¼ teaspoon salt until the nuts are finely ground. Add 2 eggs and ½ cup butter cut into small chunks and puree until smooth. Chill the pecan cream for at least 1 hour or overnight.
  • Make the blood orange marmalade. Combine 2 cups of blood orange chunks with 1 teaspoon blood orange zest and ¾ cup sugar in a medium saucepot. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until thickened and syrupy, about 15-20 minutes. Cool.
  • Combine ¼ cup grapefruit juice with the zest of 1 grapefruit, ¼ cup water, and ¼ cup sugar in a medium saucepot. Simmer over medium-high heat for 5 minutes or until the sugar has melted and the liquid is like a glaze. Cool completely.
  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Slice brioche loaf into ¾ – 1 inch thick slices. Brush a generous amount of the grapefruit syrup onto each slice, making sure the syrup soaks through the bread. Spread ⅛-inch thick layer of blood orange marmalade and top with about ¼ cup of the pecan cream. Sprinkle sliced almonds on top. Bake the bostock for 15-20 minutes or until the nuts are golden brown.
  • Dust powdered sugar on top and serve warm.