Paris-Brest
[ pa-ree-BREHST ]
A delightful French dessert said to have been created by a pastry chef in honor of a bicycle race between Paris and Brest. It consists of a baked almond-topped
CHOUX PASTRY ring (patterned after a bicycle tire) that is split and filled with a praline-flavored
BUTTERCREAM.
© Copyright Barron's Educational Services, Inc. 1995 based on THE FOOD LOVER'S
COMPANION, 2nd edition, by Sharon Tyler Herbst.
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