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Paris-Brest with Nutella Filling Recipe

January 14, 2013

Paris-Brest Choux, French Puff Cream Recipe
Paris-Brest Choux, French Puff Cream Recipe

Hi, I made Paris-Brest today. There are many choux (puff) based pastry in French pastry: choux buns, Paris-Brest, religieuses, éclairs, St-Honorés, etc. All of them are major items at pastry shops and major tea rooms in Paris.

Paris-Brest is normally made with praliné which has strong hazelnut flavor. So today I tried to make Paris-Brest with Nutella flavored whipped cream. It’s faster to make this way and the whipped cream is lighter than traditional praliné filling.

Paris-Brest, French choux pastry with Praline
Paris-Brest, French choux pastry with Praline

Yield 6 to 8 rings
Level: Intermediate
Prep time: 30 min
Cooking time: 25-35 min, depending on the size of each ring

Ingredients

For choux dough:

    • ¼ cup unsalted butter (1/2 stick; 57 g)
    • ½ cup water (120 ml)
    • ½ teaspoon salt (2.5 g)
    • 3/5 cup cake flour (75 g) (or all-purpose flour)
    • 2 eggs, medium-size

For filling:

    • 1 cup whipping cream (240ml)
    • 1 tablespoon confectioners’ sugar
    • 1 tablespoon Nutella
    • 1 tablespoon  Peanut Butter

Directions

Pate a choux (Choux pastry)

In a pan, add in butter, salt, and water. On medium heat, melt the butter completely and bring it to a boil. In the meantime, in a mixing bowl, sift flour and set aside.

As soon as it starts to a boil, get the pan out of heat. Add flour all at once and with a wooden spoon, stir until combined.

Back to the heat, cook until it starts to form a ball. By now there should a thin layer on the bottom. So I use regular pans like these, not a non-stick pan. Out of heat, let cool for 5 minutes. (Never pour in egg mixture immediately out of heat. It will be cooked when it touches the bottom of the pan, which is the least wanted here.) Beat the eggs for one minute and add eggs little by little, blending well after each addition.

Keep beating until thick and shiny. The batter should drop off the spoon when shaken.

Melt the butter in water and bring to a boil.
Melt the butter in water and bring to a boil.
Out of heat, add in sifted flour.
Out of heat, add in sifted flour.
Stir until combined.
Stir until combined.
Back to heat, stir until it forms a ball.
Back to heat, stir until it forms a ball.
Beat the eggs rigorously for one minute.
Beat the eggs rigorously for one minute.
Add the egg mixture. Make sure the pan is sufficiently cooled by now.
Add the egg mixture. Make sure the pan is sufficiently cooled by now.
Stir until combined.
Stir until combined.

How to pipe in the dough

Put the choux dough into pastry bag fitted with about 0.4 inch (1cm) pastry tip and pipe out on a parchment paper. Follow the illustrated photos below.

Pipe in first ring.
Pipe in first ring.
Pipe in second ring.
Pipe in second ring.
Then third ring.
Then third ring.
Finally sprinkle with almond slices on top.
Finally sprinkle with almond slices on top.

Bake Bake at 390 degrees F (200 C) for 25 to 35 minutes, or until puffed and golden brown. Out of oven, let cool on a wire rack.

Bake at 395 F.
Bake at 390 F.

Make fillings In a mixing bowl, add in whipping cream and confectioners’ sugar and beat until stiff peaks form. Divide the cream half and half. Add Nutella in one half. And add peanut butter in the other half. And whisk until combined. Peanut butter cream should hold itself well but Nutella might become a little liquidy after mixing.

Assemble With a serrated knife cut the choux in half horizontally. Then pipe in the filling between two disks. Don’t forget to insert a few small pieces of choux between two disks.

Serve Dust with confectioners’ sugar on top and serve.

 

A few things I would like to use for whipping cream: Creamy Skippy, Nutella, and  creme de marron (chestnut paste).
A few things I would like to beat in whipped cream: Creamy Skippy, Nutella, and crème de marrons (chestnut paste)
Nutella
Nutella
Peanut butter
Peanut butter
Cut the choux with a serrated knife.
Cut the choux with a serrated knife.
Peanut butter filling
Peanut butter filling
Nutella filling
Nutella filling
Bon appétit.
Bon appétit.

 

 

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Comments

  1. Annie says

    January 15, 2013 at 1:53 pm

    Oh Eugenie, you make me want to go back to Paris! This recipe looks delicious and beautiful, just the way Parisian desserts should be. ;) Since the husband works for a Parisian company, there is a good chance we will move there in the future. (I am hoping! I love Paris!) :)

    • Eugenie says

      January 15, 2013 at 5:36 pm

      Oh thank you Annie. I am not sure if I would move back to Paris in the future but definitely Paris is a wonderful city to live in. I am pretty sure you will love life there with family. From Paris you also have an easy access to wonderful neighboring countries and Alps! ;)

    • Annie says

      January 15, 2013 at 5:52 pm

      If we do move to Paris, you should come visit :) It would be so fun to go on our food runs with you. :)

    • Eugenie says

      January 15, 2013 at 6:24 pm

      Sure, Annie! It would be fun with glorious food there :)

  2. tantowi says

    March 3, 2013 at 11:57 pm

    hello …

    I wanna ask about this recipe..

    what is paria – brest texture ?

    please reply it ^^

    • EugenieKitchen says

      March 4, 2013 at 10:24 pm

      Hi, This is very soft and light delight like Profiteroles :)

  3. tantowi says

    March 3, 2013 at 11:57 pm

    *paris

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