Paris–Brest Recipe

Paris–Brest Recipe

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Discover how to recreate a classic French pastry created to resemble the wheel of a racing bicycle to commemorate the Paris–Brest bicycle race.

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Cooking tools:

  • Piping bag
  • Round piping nozzle
  • Fluted piping nozzle
  • Candy thermometer
  • Stand mixer
  • Pastry brush
  • Spatula
  • Wooden spoon
  • Oven
  • Saucepan
  • Baking sheet
  • Mixing bowl
  • Whisk
  • Parchment paper

Ingredients

  • 250ml of water
  • 200g of plain flour
  • 100g of unsalted butter
  • 1 pinch of salt
  • 4 eggs
  • 8 egg yolks, at room temperature
  • 250g of sugar
  • 250g of unsalted butter, cubed and softened
  • praline paste, almond and hazelnut, to taste (or nut butter)
  • 100g of flaked almonds
  • 50g of icing sugar
  • 1 egg yolk, lightly beaten

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