Paris–Brest
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A Paris–Brest is a French dessert made of choux pastry and a praline flavoured cream, covered with flaked almonds.
History
The pastry, round, i.e. wheel-shaped, was created in 1910 by Louis Durand, pâtissier of Maisons-Laffitte, at the request of Pierre Giffard, to commemorate the {{convert|1200|km|mi|abbr=on}} Paris–Brest–Paris bicycle race he had initiated in 1891.{{cite book | last=Mollois | first=Emmanuel | title=Et Voilà!|publisher=Fremantle Press| date=1 September 2009| isbn=978-1-921361-40-1}} The pastry, providing typically 640 kcal largely from fat and sugar,{{cite web | last=Razon | first=Kristina | title=Paris-Brest Is Pâte à Choux's Crowning Glory | publisher=Serious Eats | date=1 April 2021 | url=https://www.seriouseats.com/paris-brest-pate-a-choux-with-praline-creme-mousseline}} became popular with riders on the Paris–Brest–Paris cycle race, partly because it provided the calories required for intensive sports and its intriguing name, and is now found in pâtisseries all over France.{{cite web|url=http://www.thehungrycyclist.com/blog/2009/06/paris-brest.html|title=Paris Brest – The Breakfast of Champions|date=2009-06-16|author=Tom Kevill-Davies|work=The Hungry Cyclist|access-date=2009-09-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091015053820/http://www.thehungrycyclist.com/blog/2009/06/paris-brest.html#|archive-date=2009-10-15|url-status=dead}}
See also
- List of choux pastry dishes
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References
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External links
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