bostock

plural bostocks

1. countableuncountableStale brioche, spread with almond cream and sliced almonds and then baked

   To make a single portion of bostock, cut a slice of brioche ½ to ¾ inch thick.

   2006, Dorie Greenspan, Baking: From My Home to Yours, New York, N.Y.: Houghton Mifflin Company, →ISBN, page 50

   3 more examples

   It was also where I had my first taste of bostock, a French pastry originally devised as a thrifty way to use up stale brioche.

   2019 July 6, Tamal Ray, “Tamal Ray’s recipe for brioche bostock”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 06 Jul 2019

   It’s walk-up only, so plan on enjoying your tarts, bostocks, sourdough loaves, and coffee (drip only; no espresso drinks) elsewhere.

   2023, Trevor Felch, Denise M. Leto, Daniel Mangin, San Francisco (Fodor’s Travel), 32nd edition, →ISBN

   Stale pastries never seem to be a problem in my house, so I buy sliced brioche to make these bostocks: think of them as a hybrid of a brioche bun and an almond croissant.

   2023, Rosie Steer, “[Imbolc] Marmalade Bostocks”, in Slow Seasons: A Creative Guide to Reconnecting with Nature the Celtic Way, London: Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 32

plural Bostocks

1. countableuncountableA surname.
2. countableuncountableA civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England. Bostock Hall and the village of Bostock Green are within the parish.