Paris Brest

Directions

1. 1
   ** See recipe for Pastry Cream.
2. 2
   Boil water in a pan with butter and salt.
3. 3
   Add flour all at once and beat vigorously until dough pulls away from the sides of the pan and forms a ball.
4. 4
   Off the heat, beat in eggs, one or two at a time, until incorporated and smooth.
5. 5
   Put mixture into a pastry bag and pipe in a circle on a buttered and lightly floured baking sheet. Make another circle just inside the first, and a third on top of the first two.
6. 6
   Preheat oven to 375 F.
7. 7
   Paint with melted butter and top with almonds.
8. 8
   Place it in the oven and bake for 30 minutes.
9. 9
   Remove and cool on a cake rack.
10. 10
    When cool, split horizontally and fill bottom ring with pastry cream.
11. 11
    Replace top ring and dust with powdered sugar.