Paris-Brest with Praline Cream – Gluten-free version

👨‍🍳 Method

For the Choux Pastry

1. 1
   In a pot, bring the water to a boil with the butter, salt and sugar.

   StovePot
2. 2
   Add the flour all at once and stir over the heat for 1–2 minutes, until the dough comes together into a ball and pulls away from the sides.

   Stove

   💡Cooking on the stove dries the dough: that way it absorbs more eggs, and their steam puffs it up in the oven.
3. 3
   Let cool 5 minutes and add the eggs one at a time, beating hard after each, until the dough is smooth and glossy.

   💡Add the next egg only after the previous one is fully absorbed: dough that gets eggs too fast turns runny and won't hold its shape.
4. 4
   Transfer the dough to a piping bag with a star tip and pipe a single ring 20 cm across onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

   Piping bagPiping tipsBaking panParchment paper
5. 5
   Sprinkle the hazelnuts on top.
6. 6
   Bake in an oven preheated to 200°C (390°F) 30–35 minutes, until the pastries are puffed and golden. Don't open the oven partway through.

   ⚙ BakingOvenBaking pan

   💡Opening the oven partway through lets the steam out and the pastries collapse. Open it only when they are golden and firm.

   💡Check by the cue (until…), not just the clock: every oven bakes a little differently.

For the Cream Filling

1. 7
   Whip the cold cream on medium speed, until it starts to thicken.

   ⚙ WhippingBowlHand mixerorStand mixer

   💡Cold cream whips quickly and holds firm: warm cream won't hold air. Stop when the peaks are firm, before it turns grainy.

   💡Whip cream very cold, in a chilled bowl with chilled beaters, and stop when it holds firm: overwhipping turns it grainy and buttery.
2. 8
   Add the powdered sugar and vanilla and keep whipping on high speed to firm peaks.

   Hand mixerorStand mixer
3. 9
   Fold the Nutella into the whipped cream gently.

   ⚙ FoldingSilicone spatula
4. 10
   Cool the ring completely and halve it horizontally.

   Knife
5. 11
   Pipe the cream onto the bottom half and set the top half over it.

   Piping bag