Croissants Filled with Braised Strawberries and Lavender Honey

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Complete Book of Herbs

By Geraldene Holt

Published 1991

  • About

One summer morning in France, I decided to make something delicious for breakfast. So I combined ripe strawberries and lavender from the garden with fresh croissants from the village baker. The result tastes wonderful.

Ingredients

  • 4 large croissants
  • 60 g (2 oz) butter
  • 340-450

Method

Heat the croissants in a low oven or under the grill. Meanwhile, melt the butter in a wide, shallow pan and add the strawberries. Cook, stirring, over high heat until they give up their juice. Stir in the honey and cook, stirring, for 3-4 minutes until the juice has thickened into a syrup. Add the lavender flowers or leaves and remove from the heat.

Cut each croissant almost in half, sp