Dan's Paris Brest

Join the brilliant Dan Beasley Harling (GBBO contestant from series 9) live from London who will teach you the skills you need for the art of baking the perfect Paris Brest. 

This class takes place on Sunday 21st April at the following times:

9am PT / 11am CT / 12pm ET / 5pm UK GMT

Please allow up to 2 hours for this class.

As part of our Patisserie Collection, a Paris–Brest is a French dessert, made of choux pastry and a praline flavoured cream. Absolutely delicious and a French classic.

Bake With A Legend Online Classes are an interactive experience, where we limit group sizes to around 25 to ensure an intimate online setting. Not only do you have your celebrity baker teaching you, but you also have one of our brilliant Bake With A Legend hosts who will ensure the smooth running of your experience ensuring everyone is enjoying themselves.

If you need any help at any point during the class, you’ll be encouraged to raise your hand and your baker will be virtually joining you in your own kitchen in no time to assist you!

You’ll bake along in tandem with Dan, learning many tips and tricks a long the way as you perfect all the skills required to make Dan's delicious take on the classic French pastry . Dan will also be on hand to answer your questions, be those about baking or his experiences of being involved on such an iconic television show.

Tickets are priced at £35 for individuals and £50 for groups of two or more that will join from the same screen. Please note we can accept requests to move classes with two or more weeks notice prior to the class – any requests to do so, will incur a £5 administrative charge.

Once booked in, all guests will be emailed a full recipe and the zoom link required to join us for the class. Just in case you don’t spot it please check junk mail!

Equipment Required:

Large and Medium Star Tip*  

3x Saucepan   

3x Mixing Bowl

Sieve     

2x Whisk   

Jug

Stand Mixer with Paddle  

Large Silicon Spatula  

2x Baking Sheets

3x Piping Bags     

7-8cm (3in) Round Cutter 

Blender / Food Processor

2x Silicon Baking Mats or Parchment Paper

*Dan uses JEM2ES and JEM1ES

Ingredients Required:

Choux Pastry:

75g (1/3 Cup) Water    

75g (1/3 Cup) Milk

75g (1/3 Cup) Butter    

½ tsp Salt Flakes

½ tsp Caster / Superfine Sugar   

100g (3/4 Cups) Strong White Bread Flour

175g Whole Eggs (3 Large Eggs ~200g in their shell)*

*Large Egg in UK = XL in US

Creme Mousseline:

400ml (1 2/3 Cups) Milk    

4 Egg Yolks

40g (5tbsp) Cornflour / Cornstarch  

100g (1/2 Cup) Granulated / Table Sugar

250g (1 Cup) Unsalted Butter, softened

Praline Paste:

150g (3/4 Cup) Granulated / Table Sugar 

150g (approx. 1 Cup) Hazelnuts

To decorate:

50g (approx. 1/3 Cup) Chopped Hazelnuts (optional)

Icing / Powdered Sugar

If you have any questions regarding this class or anything concerning our online classes, please email us at bookings@bakewithalegend.com.

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Please note we do also offer private events where you can choose which baker you’d like to teach you and what you bake - please click here for more information.

It is your responsibility to check the ingredients do not impact any allergies or intolerances which you may have. Bake With A Legend and our bakers take no responsibility in this regard. If you're in any doubt about you then you should contact us before booking in terms of discussing alternative ingredients to suit your requirements. We will, wherever possible provide alternatives to include gluten & dairy free options.