If you’ve ever eaten an almond croissant or purchased a fruit tart from a bakery and wondered, Just what is it that makes these so incredible? Let me tell you—it’s probably frangipane!

These almond croissant cookie bars start with a brown sugar and almond crust that's chewy on the outside and soft in the ...

A galette des rois, French for "king cake," is puff pastry filled with a simple frangipane almond paste. There’s an optional féve (trinket or bean) for Three Kings’ Day, but I don’t find ...

"The almond topping is better known as frangipane, which is made by combining butter, eggs, sugar and ground almonds. It is ...

This will seal the base and avoid the ‘soggybottom’ effect. Next, make the almond frangipane. Pulse the almonds in a food processor until theybecome a fine crumb, remove the nuts and set aside ...

The apple and almond go so well together too ... Arrange the slices over the biscuit base. Spread the frangipane filling evenly on top. Level the surface and sprinkle with the flaked almonds.

Add the ground almonds, almond extract, eggs and flour and whizz again until soft and smooth, but do not over-mix. Spoon the mixture over the brioche base and spread to the sides of the dish.