Paris-Brest (French Choux Pastry with Cream Filling) 🍰🌰✨

✨ Introduction

Paris-Brest 🍰 is a classic French pastry 🇫🇷 made with airy choux dough and filled with rich praline cream 🌰. Its circular shape was inspired by a bicycle wheel, and it’s a showstopper for celebrations, tea time, or elegant desserts ✨.

🧂 Ingredients

For the Choux Pastry:

• 💧 1 cup water
• 🧈 ½ cup butter
• 🧂 ¼ teaspoon salt
• 🌾 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 🥚 4 large eggs
• 🌰 Sliced almonds for topping

For the Praline Cream Filling:

• 🥛 1 cup milk
• 🥚 3 egg yolks
• 🍬 ⅓ cup sugar
• 🌾 2 tablespoons flour
• 🧈 ½ cup butter
• 🌰 ⅓ cup hazelnut or almond praline paste
• 🍬 Optional: powdered sugar for dusting

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Make the Choux Pastry:

1. 🔥 Preheat oven to 200°C (390°F). Line a baking tray with parchment paper.
2. 🥣 In a saucepan, bring water, butter, and salt to a boil. Add flour and stir until dough forms and pulls away from sides.
3. 🥚 Let cool slightly, then beat in eggs one at a time until smooth and glossy.
4. 🔄 Pipe into a ring shape. Sprinkle with sliced almonds.
5. 🔥 Bake for 30–35 minutes until golden. Cool completely.

Make the Praline Cream:

1. 🥣 Whisk egg yolks, sugar, and flour. Heat milk and slowly add to yolk mixture.
2. 🔥 Cook over medium heat until thick. Remove from heat and stir in praline paste and butter.
3. ❄️ Chill until firm, then whip until creamy.

Assemble:

1. 🔪 Slice choux ring horizontally. Pipe praline cream generously onto bottom half.
2. 🍰 Cover with top half and dust with powdered sugar.
3. ❄️ Chill before serving. Slice and enjoy!

🔄 Methods

• Use whipped cream or custard instead of praline 🌼.
• Add chocolate ganache or fruit jam for variation 🍫🍓.
• Make mini Paris-Brest rings for individual servings 🧁.
• Serve with coffee or mint tea ☕🌿.

📚 History

Created in 1910 to honor the Paris–Brest–Paris bicycle race 🚴‍♂️, this pastry became a French classic 🇫🇷. Moroccan pâtissiers 🇲🇦 love its elegance and creamy texture for festive tables.

💪 Benefits

• 🥚 Protein from eggs
• 🌰 Healthy fats from nuts
• 🍬 Energy from cream and sugar
• 🌾 Comfort from pastry texture

🎨 Formation

Serve on a cake stand with powdered sugar and almond garnish 🌰. Ideal for Eid, birthdays, or afternoon tea 🍽️.

✅ Conclusion

Paris-Brest is creamy, elegant, and unforgettable—a French masterpiece that melts hearts and spoons! 🍰🌰🇫🇷✨

❤️ Lovers

• 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Families
• 🧑‍🍳 Pastry lovers
• 🍰 Cream fans
• 🎉 Celebration hosts
• 🍽️ Sweet tooth seekers