Paris–Brest
Sign in to savethumb|right|'Paris Brest' pastry variation by Philippe Conticini A Paris–Brest is a French dessert made of choux pastry and a praline flavoured cream, covered with flaked almonds.
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- Paris–Brest
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- Paris–Brest
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- Paris-Brest
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- France
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- Dessert
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- Pastry
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- Choux pastry, praline cream
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thumb|right|'Paris Brest' pastry variation by Philippe Conticini 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 Paris–Brest–Paris bicycle race he had initiated in 1891. The pastry, providing typically 640 kcal largely from fat and sugar, 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.
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