Summer Berry Paris Brest - James Martin Chef

Summer Berry Paris Brest - James Martin Chef

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Summer Berry Paris-Brest! Golden choux pastry filled with whipped cream, piled high with fresh berries and mint, drizzled with caramel.

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Ingredients

  • 250ml/9fl oz water
  • 115g/4oz butter
  • 200g/7oz plain flour
  • 1 tsp caster sugar
  • pinch salt
  • 4 medium free-range eggs
  • Flaked almonds
  • 900ml double cream, whipped
  • Caramel
  • 600g mixed berries
  • A few mint leaves
  • Preheat the oven to 200C. Line a baking tray with greaseproof paper.
  • Heat the water sugar and butter in a saucepan until the butter has melted.
  • Beat in the flour, and salt until the mixture is smooth, then continue to cook for 2-3 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat cool slightly and beat in the eggs, one at a time, until smooth and glossy.
  • Spoon the dough into a piping bag .
  • Pipe a large circle onto the baking sheet . Bake for 30 minutes until golden and crispy. Cool.
  • Split the pastry in half, pipe the cream to fill the pastry. Cover in berries and mint. Top with the other half dust with icing sugar.

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