Paris Brest

Name: Paris Brest
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 120 g Unsalted butter (82% European style butter at room temperature, in chunks.); 120 g Water; 120 g Whole milk; ½ teaspoon Salt; 1 teaspoons Granulated sugar; 140 g Bread flour (high protein content flour, eg. 13%); 220 g Egg (Approx. 4 eggs at room temperature. Might need slightly more or less, see the tips below.); 75 g Almond flake; 480 g Whole milk (3% fat); 100 g Granulated sugar; 80 g Egg yolk (approx. yolk of 4 eggs); 25 g Corn starch; 25 g All purpose flour; 2 teaspoon Vanilla extract; 57 g Unsalted butter (room temperature, 82% fat content - will be used while making the pastry cream); 115 g Hazelnut Praline paste (homemade or store bought); 150 g Unsalted butter (room temperature, 82% fat content - will be used while making the mousseline cream ); 3 tablespoons roasted chopped hazelnuts; Hazelnut praline paste (homemade or store bought)

Instructions

Prep:1hCook:40min

Paris-Brest is definitely the Queen of French pastries! A crispy ring of pâte à choux filled with silky hazelnut praline crème mousseline and decorated with flaked almonds. It's a challenge worth making!

Updated at: Mon, 29 Jun 2026 08:27:38 GMT