Claire Saffitz's Most Show-Stopping Dessert: Paris-Brest | Try This at Home | NYT Cooking

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  • Опубліковано 27 гру 2022
  • Claire is back in the studio kitchen for another round of “Try This at Home,” a series that guides you through different baking projects and techniques.
    This time, she’s making a stunning classic: Paris-Brest, a ring of pâte à choux filled with praline-flavored mousseline.
    Get the recipe: nyti.ms/3i0eCSc
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  • @CSaffitz
    @CSaffitz Рік тому +181

    Thanks for having me!

    • @ellebea4247
      @ellebea4247 Рік тому +1

      hi claire!! thanks for this beautiful recipe! my family and i are planning on making it for new years, but we’re wondering if it’s necessary to pour the praline over the hazelnuts if you’re going to blitz everything together? can we just skip that step and add the two separate ingredients to the food processor together?
      wishing you a happy new year!

    • @MossyMozart
      @MossyMozart Рік тому

      @@ellebea4247 - I'm thinking that adding the hot caramel to the nuts increases the nuts' flavor profile.

    • @trenttx25
      @trenttx25 Рік тому

      Claire you have helped me become a much better baker thank you...for all you do including recommending the best pans etc...

    • @dutchessblackhawk732
      @dutchessblackhawk732 18 днів тому

      Hi Claire just a note on the recipe as it's presented on the The NYT. It has a couple errors/issues/inconsistencies. Choux dough asks for 90 ml milk or 6 tablespoons. Written instructions say 76 ml water also 6 tablespoons. Which is it? Mousseline ingredients say 1/2 cup butter written directions and video say 1 cup butter. Also, It's really confusing for the praline recipe ingredients not to have the divided added to the sugar and the hazelnuts and salt. This is a complicated recipe as such but it's made more difficult by poor formating of the recipe. Thanks!

    • @dutchessblackhawk732
      @dutchessblackhawk732 18 днів тому

      @@ellebea4247 I know this is a year later but I have made this a couple times and always poor it over the hazelnuts as it cools the caramel down and stops the cooking and prevents overheating.

  • @SamGiles
    @SamGiles Рік тому +569

    I cannot get over how phenomenal Claire is. Her knowledge and expertise as a baker is beyond brilliant!

    • @lemonz1769
      @lemonz1769 Рік тому +16

      I mean she’s an Ivy League educated French-trained pastry chef that was a contributing editor for one of the largest culinary outlets. Would you expect anything less?

    • @masstwitter4748
      @masstwitter4748 Рік тому +45

      Having education and training is one thing; being able to communicate such techniques in an approachable but informative (and not dumbed-down) way is what sets her apart for me. I mean I just sat through a 30 minute video about a dessert that I am highly unlikely to ever even attempt to make and yet I came away learning techniques and information that were both interesting and useful

    • @MossyMozart
      @MossyMozart Рік тому +2

      @@masstwitter4748 - As Ms Saffitz says, each component of this demo can be used for other things. Multi-tasking! Or concentrate on one component and use it for other treats. Then call me and I will bring a box of tea bags along. Peppermint? Bengal Spice from Celestial Seasonings?

    • @boydstephensmithjr
      @boydstephensmithjr Рік тому +7

      Gourmet Makes might have made her famous, but it wasn't actually at the center of her training and passion. Dessert Person often tries to present things that even an inexperienced person can recreate.
      Her skills and knowledge really "show up" in this video, some of the other things she does for NYT Cooking, and some of her more adventurous Dessert Person videos.

    • @rosaespinal7698
      @rosaespinal7698 Рік тому +1

      I agree with you 💯%

  • @tjberrian
    @tjberrian Рік тому +344

    Pre-cutting the top so that the filling doesn’t squeeze out is GENIUS! Top quality content from Claire as always.
    This would be delicious with a demi-sec vintage champagne!

    • @ItsPronouncedEpic
      @ItsPronouncedEpic Рік тому +2

      yes! I was thinking the same thing! she always has the best tips

    • @jeannemarie6747
      @jeannemarie6747 7 місяців тому +1

      jacques pépin does this as well ~ claire has said it is her dream to meet & cook with him.
      THAT would be such a wonderful opportunity & video!

  • @sophieabitbol7944
    @sophieabitbol7944 Рік тому +178

    As a French transplant to the US, this is one of the things I miss the most from France. I have never made a Paris-Brest but now I feel inspired to make my first one.

    • @LMNY1
      @LMNY1 Рік тому

      Do it!

  • @wisecanadianwoman
    @wisecanadianwoman Рік тому +114

    The thing I most appreciate about Claire is how she explains the reason for doing something. It adds more dimention to the thing that you are making rather than just following the recipe without thinking about it.

    • @Hollis_wants_your_comments
      @Hollis_wants_your_comments Рік тому +3

      That’s one way to recognize a great teacher.

    • @razrv3lc
      @razrv3lc 6 місяців тому

      It also helps you to remember to do it in the future (and maybe even recognize when to apply it to other things besides that one recipe!)

  • @ryanfleming55
    @ryanfleming55 Рік тому +61

    Precutting that top is a stroke of genius. Claire you are a treasure!

  • @leofrenchmd
    @leofrenchmd Рік тому +82

    As a french person living in Brest, I'm delighted to see Claire bake this pastry !!

  • @danbev8542
    @danbev8542 Рік тому +122

    Claire’s version looks fabulous!! She always has some delightful enhancement that takes something wonderful to new heights, AND makes it look very doable! I need a good excuse to make this! The nuts on top, the praline, the mousseline, and pre-cutting the top…looks like genius to me!

  • @ranger3c447
    @ranger3c447 Рік тому +54

    Fantastic to see Claire on NYT Cooking! She has an incredible ability to describe and guide through the tricky moments in recipes that will make less experienced bakers give up in frustration.
    Great looking recipe and hope to see more of them here from her!

  • @Scribblescrabbly
    @Scribblescrabbly Рік тому +35

    I love this dessert. When I was pastry chef back in the day these were my favorite to make.

  • @kimaoyama9594
    @kimaoyama9594 Рік тому +18

    So happy to see Claire on the NYT Cooking channel. She's amazing whether she's here or in her own kitchen, sharing her knowledge and charming personality.

  • @Hollis_wants_your_comments
    @Hollis_wants_your_comments Рік тому +3

    Claire, I regret that you had to cover up that *GORGEOUS* piped filling with the pastry top, but sacrifices must be made in the making of Paris-Brest perfection! You explain and demonstrate every step so well, as all excellent teachers should.

  • @montefalcione1
    @montefalcione1 Рік тому +38

    You are an amazing teacher .You breakdown every stage so well . I really feel confident I can do this . All the idiosyncrases are so well explained

  • @jaycarver4886
    @jaycarver4886 6 місяців тому +3

    Claire is such a good teacher. I've spent countless hours watching her over the years and I love that she shows the mistakes/fails and then explains how to get over those speed bumps. I used to bake a lot but unfortunately am on a "mostly" low carb diet now. Will surely have to challenge myself to a couple of her many masterpieces soon...maybe for the holidays! 😊

  • @MrGamerCaptain
    @MrGamerCaptain 8 місяців тому +1

    i love how ya'll make something so complex look doable

  • @sarahhall9079
    @sarahhall9079 Рік тому

    Thanks from New Zealand Claire! Made this following all of your instructions and it turned out beautifully

  • @kriskay6
    @kriskay6 Рік тому +1

    Beautiful! Thanks Claire and happy new year everyone

  • @callioscope
    @callioscope Рік тому +19

    Last week, I made vanilla pastry cream for the first time-even broke out a real vanilla bean-and after it cooled, whipped some cream and folded it in before putting it into jam jars. It made for the best vanilla custard pudding ever. So glad I tackled it. It looks more intimidating than it is as long as you have your ingredients measured, strainer nearby and have read the directions throughly. I had wanted to make it since summer, but it scared me, which is odd since I make lemon curd fairly often. Soon I will try choux pastry. It is also on my list to make savory with cheese.
    I would love to see you do a whole series of fundamentals with options. Pastry cream in eclairs, as a stand-alone dessert, in lemon, chocolate, to use between cqke layers, etc. over a week. Then using choux for cream puffs, the Paris-Breast, gougeres, cake layers … .
    You are such a good teacher, Claire. Calm, non-plussed unless you are making Doritos, and matter-of-fact. I would so much rather watch series like this than read through notes left by 100 people who made it except they made five substitutions, used a different size pan and at a different temp. Just use a great teacher and show me how.

    • @Ariiiiiiii371
      @Ariiiiiiii371 Рік тому +4

      On her main channel she has a 2 part choux tutorial that she covers the sweet and savory!!

    • @callioscope
      @callioscope Рік тому +1

      @@Ariiiiiiii371 How did I miss those? I have watched every Claire video since I started baking several years ago. Her multi-part series on cakes was fantastic. Thank you. I will check it out.

  • @didisinclair3605
    @didisinclair3605 Рік тому +1

    I've wanted to make this beautiful dessert for years. This just pushed me to do it!!

  • @nathg899
    @nathg899 Рік тому +14

    Mon dessert préféré! Nothing is better than a Paris-Brest! 😋 Merci Claire et bonjour de Montréal :)

  • @SincerelyBern
    @SincerelyBern Рік тому +1

    One of my absolute favorite desserts! I made one years ago and this is a reminder to try again with better technique!

  • @Soapartisan875
    @Soapartisan875 5 місяців тому

    You make it look so easy 😊 what a beautiful dessert and your instructions are clear and thorough.

  • @Johannablaise
    @Johannablaise Рік тому

    I am going to be using that pre-cutting the top for so many things! Cakes, sponge, choux.... such a great idea

  • @Wildevis
    @Wildevis Рік тому +4

    That looks fantastic and great tip about pre-cutting the top shell!

  • @Jo-bo1mp
    @Jo-bo1mp Рік тому

    What a beautiful dessert! Perfection. I am going to try this one 100%.

  • @amed3e19
    @amed3e19 Рік тому +8

    made this for my parents' New Year’s eve dinner, it was so so good and quite simple to make, ily claire

  • @marilynnergord7993
    @marilynnergord7993 Рік тому +3

    Beautifully done. You are an excellent teacher. Thank you for the great demo.

  • @qtc614
    @qtc614 Рік тому +5

    Claire and NYT should cite Cook's Illustrated because I've been making their Paris-Brest recipe for years and it is EXACTLY the same. Feels like there should be some transparency for the chefs who actually developed this recipe. I do like how she precut the top though, that was genius

    • @thelauraby
      @thelauraby 4 місяці тому +2

      I don't know what issue of CI your recipe was published in, but this one from NYT Cooking is definitely *not* exactly the same as the recipe demonstrated on the ATK television show. Regardless, Ms. Saffitz completed culinary school in France and is a very accomplished recipe developer and baker. I doubt exceedingly that she needed to copy someone else's recipe (and I imagine that if she used references, they would be from great pastry chefs, not ATK/CI). All of the components of a Paris-Brest are pretty standard and well-known, as is the pastry as a whole. Ms. Saffitz has published recipes for the components or things very similar. Any recipe for a classical Paris-Brest is going to look very similar to many other recipes.

  • @marmotarchivist
    @marmotarchivist Рік тому +3

    Paris-Brest is one of my favourite pastries and I have one every time I’m in France. The first time I just picked one up from a bakery at random and fell in love. In a café in Chambéry, I had the best one yet, in the form of an éclair, with delicate salted-caramel-nuts on top. And praliné is such an underrated flavour. I’m definitely going to make one myself now.

  • @zipho
    @zipho Рік тому

    claire’s expertise always amazes me and the pre-cut top was genius

  • @AnnabelYouens
    @AnnabelYouens Рік тому +1

    I always learn something new from Claire. Happy New Year🥂

  • @tristamyers1910
    @tristamyers1910 Рік тому +14

    This was the absolute best video. Claire explains everything in just the right amount of detail. Wonderful job! I now know what I'm making for dessert on New Year's Day!

  • @goalixia
    @goalixia 6 місяців тому

    Always love claire with her tips and great knowledge! Thanks for sharing

  • @PD-vs7vf
    @PD-vs7vf Рік тому

    And just like that, my day got even more fabulous thanks to Claire! 😊

  • @bazooka-sharks-parker
    @bazooka-sharks-parker Рік тому +1

    I am french and have had it anywhere from grocery store bought to pastry chef and it's always A HIT omg

  • @floraluxla
    @floraluxla Рік тому +1

    I am obsessed with Claire! Gorgeous recipe.

  • @marcdegat9775
    @marcdegat9775 11 місяців тому +2

    Brilliant presentation, lucid, informed, inspirational. Every step explained so well. Claire rocks!!!

  • @aimeehodgin6359
    @aimeehodgin6359 Рік тому

    Claire Saffitz...you are an amazing cook with my kinda verbage! I have been a watcher of yours through the past years...& you are awesome. This is making me drool! I absolutely love pastries. I hope you had a wonderful Holiday & have a fantastic New Year! 2023 is going to be great! ✌🏻❤

  • @user-lf1os3sh5c
    @user-lf1os3sh5c Рік тому +3

    I am utterly mesmerised, Claire really knocked this one out of the park

  • @Ilustrado649
    @Ilustrado649 Рік тому +1

    I’m such a fan of Claire. Well done NYT!

  • @KatherineCooper
    @KatherineCooper Рік тому +7

    Another beautiful day on UA-cam swimming in Dessert Person energy!

  • @conniebeal6000
    @conniebeal6000 7 місяців тому

    Such a good tip to precut the top first. I will definitely try this recipe! My husband actually did the bike ride Paris-Brest-Paris bike ride in the 90’s.

  • @JinwonAlsrari
    @JinwonAlsrari 5 місяців тому +1

    She has an incredible ability to describe and guide through the tricky moments

  • @zandrakoon4651
    @zandrakoon4651 Рік тому +4

    🙌🏻😋 Thanks Claire for sharing this delicious recipe !
    Not easy. Many steps & good baking techniques required ! Grateful for guiding us through the process step by step !

  • @1N2345
    @1N2345 2 місяці тому

    My favorite dessert. I'm 100% doing this next weekend!

  • @Fille_en_bleu
    @Fille_en_bleu Рік тому +1

    As a french person from Brest, living in London, this makes me miss this pastry so much 😭

  • @slight1699
    @slight1699 3 місяці тому

    Great instruction, Claire, for a fabulous dessert! Thank you.

  • @conniebeal6000
    @conniebeal6000 7 місяців тому +1

    Kudos for you!😊. You explained every step where I actually understood each step.

  • @_tea_cakes
    @_tea_cakes Рік тому +14

    Love Claire’s recipes 😊

  • @bouchraf.7291
    @bouchraf.7291 Рік тому

    Hello Claire,
    Thank you so much for this video: you've brought me so delicious memories of my childhood. I'm French and Paris-Brest is my absolute favorite dessert. Even when you know the recipe, the Paris-Brest remains magic! When I was a kid, we used to order one from the village bakery for every special occasion. And I always wished there would be some leftover, but it never happened! To keep its shape, my mother used to cut it with an electric knife. And I don't ilagine a Paris-Brest without a layer of praline under the mousseline: those two layers make it so delicious!
    Have a happy gourmet 2023!

  • @nola-gurl9595
    @nola-gurl9595 Рік тому

    Thank You ....I have always wanted to make eclairs for my husband, it is his favorite dessert ...looks like I will start with a Paris Brest!

  • @Sonny1065LV
    @Sonny1065LV Рік тому +4

    Wow this looks delicious!

  • @mjg8328
    @mjg8328 10 місяців тому

    Nice job Claire! Excellent as always!

  • @shakfig2655
    @shakfig2655 8 місяців тому +1

    I’m addicted to your videos. Claire, you’re awesome! ❤

  • @nbysbus1383
    @nbysbus1383 Рік тому +15

    Boy am I glad I live in France and don't have to make Paris-Brest myself when I want to eat some, this is a lot of work lol

  • @fcsolis
    @fcsolis Рік тому +1

    Wow. That thing is a work of art and of love. I bet it's really delicious. Thank you.

  • @farrny_13
    @farrny_13 Рік тому +1

    Claire has been and always will be the best teacher I have ever had the pleasure of following. I own both her books and she makes it easy there too.

  • @_home_cooking
    @_home_cooking Рік тому

    It looks so delicious! 🤗🌸 Hello from Latvia 🇱🇻 Thank you for your videos!🤩👍

  • @AmarEnergy
    @AmarEnergy 8 місяців тому

    this looks sublime!

  • @addysbeeandgarden320
    @addysbeeandgarden320 Рік тому +1

    This looks so amazing!!!

  • @martyalcorn8990
    @martyalcorn8990 Рік тому +1

    Damn Claire you are the best cook in the world, ive put on weight from watching your channel, thank you.

  • @vilde2100
    @vilde2100 Рік тому +1

    Claire is so talented!

  • @2joints321
    @2joints321 Рік тому +1

    these recipes are brought across as super achievable even for bachelors like myself great shows btw

  • @lisawallace1741
    @lisawallace1741 Рік тому

    Great teacher and a great video and audio editor to match her skill!

  • @darvoid66
    @darvoid66 7 місяців тому

    So so so so good. Love it.

  • @velvetsuede7022
    @velvetsuede7022 Рік тому +3

    Clair brings those home ec kinda vibes to these videos and I'm all for it. Absolutely love how she delivers the information...easily digestible.😏

  • @brianmeehan94
    @brianmeehan94 Рік тому

    I made this a few years back, I used Nutella for the mousseline..was delicious!!

  • @tugbakmaz247
    @tugbakmaz247 10 місяців тому

    I want more videos with Claire please thankyou!!!!!!

  • @jessielev
    @jessielev Рік тому

    Claire is such a good teacher

  • @Wunderlustgirl
    @Wunderlustgirl Рік тому +1

    I love love love Paris - Brest

  • @kjoto
    @kjoto Рік тому

    I had to make Paris-Brest as part of my final exam in pastry school! 😊

  • @dinal3167
    @dinal3167 Рік тому

    I got spooked when the editing of the mixer sound came while Claire was scraping at 22:38

  • @elizabethchoymoorman6381
    @elizabethchoymoorman6381 Рік тому +2

    She’s a great teacher 👩‍🏫 ❤

  • @jesustrujillo3426
    @jesustrujillo3426 Рік тому

    I love Claire! ❤️

  • @tiahuggins
    @tiahuggins Рік тому +3

    The way she gives all the details down to how to cut it before you put it together is great. I will save this recipe until the price of eggs goes back down. (hopefully)

  • @bobbymarie8002
    @bobbymarie8002 10 місяців тому

    WOW! GF! Yaaas!! Trying it. My moms gonna think I'm so special (lol) 🤗 You explain cooking & baking & the "why" & the "what, so-ding-dong-well!!

  • @sharongrace3626
    @sharongrace3626 Рік тому +3

    Claire, you've made this over the top recipe seem doable. You're an amazing chef and teacher. This looks so incredibly delicious!

  • @teriscallon
    @teriscallon Рік тому +1

    Claire, you are the dessert queen!

  • @TheJadynbp
    @TheJadynbp Рік тому +1

    Love finding my fave BA people here at NYT

  • @TheBrokenCook
    @TheBrokenCook Рік тому

    What I love about Ms Claire is that she scrapes her bowls everything she makes something. Very thoughtful 💕

  • @flyingface
    @flyingface Рік тому +1

    Phenomenal!!!

  • @constructenglish1
    @constructenglish1 Рік тому +1

    Paris brest is one of my favourite pastries, It looks divine Claire thank you!

  • @hasitdawnedonyou
    @hasitdawnedonyou Рік тому

    I’ve made this but added red fruit jam and whipped cream and fruits instead. Bomb ❤

  • @2catsandaFifi
    @2catsandaFifi Рік тому

    Claire is AMAZING

  • @PlantNative
    @PlantNative Рік тому +3

    I think my daughter and I can make this for her French honor society meeting. It looks doable.

  • @EarlySwerver
    @EarlySwerver Рік тому +1

    Claire is Annie from Joni Mitchell's "Ladies of the Canyon" (one of my favourite songs).

  • @devrubdasdav
    @devrubdasdav Рік тому +1

    Fantastic looking, are the oven temperatures for fan bake or conventional?

  • @MrSasyB
    @MrSasyB Рік тому

    I just did this and it was a process but it turned out great

  • @llgrannis
    @llgrannis Рік тому

    Exceptional video!

  • @nana-santos
    @nana-santos Рік тому +1

    The most beautiful dessert she made

  • @gailskitchen
    @gailskitchen Рік тому

    Claire is the Best!

  • @ooollgaa
    @ooollgaa Рік тому

    Omg, so much work 😮

  • @sket179
    @sket179 Рік тому

    The dough is kind of what I've done churros with. And caramel hazelnuts looks simple enough because I've made simple caramel (without water) and fudge. Like you said, the individual parts are simple. All I'm missing are the pastry bags. Definitely on my to-do list for the future.

  • @riotofone11
    @riotofone11 2 місяці тому

    whats the background music, i love it. Also making this right now thank you Claire!!!!

  • @shannonericksen1291
    @shannonericksen1291 8 місяців тому

    That was the perfect pop

  • @rizukinggu
    @rizukinggu Рік тому +1

    I love how claire always scrape to the last bits of the bowl or food processor. We dont wanna waste high quality ingredients anywhere (unless if we wanna lick it in the end😂)

  • @njl8908
    @njl8908 Рік тому

    Vive la Claire! Can I make the pastry, mousse, and toasted nuts and then put together before serving? 🍾🥂🎉

  • @Ryuu99
    @Ryuu99 5 місяців тому

    Most of us around New Orleans pronounce it "prah-leen" (your latter pronunciation). I'm more impressed that you pronounced New Orleans correctly 😜

  • @AlexanderFarley
    @AlexanderFarley 7 місяців тому

    I think this would be good at a wedding

  • @xyzpdq1122
    @xyzpdq1122 Рік тому +1

    hmmm, I'd say the Croquembouche is the biggest show-stopper. But this is amazing, too!

    • @MossyMozart
      @MossyMozart Рік тому

      @xyzpdq1122 - Croquembouche glued together with that pastry cream....mmmm!