Hey everyone, it’s me, Dave, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, eclairs. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Eclairs is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions daily. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Eclairs is something that I’ve loved my whole life.
Raymond Blanc's recipe for chocolate éclairs is full of tips and advice, including how to freeze. See more ideas about Eclairs, Eclair recipe, Choux pastry. Eclairs are traditional French pastries based on pâte à choux filled with pastry cream that is typically flavored with chocolate or coffee. Impress friends and family with homemade eclairs, with light choux pastry filled with rich crème pâtissière.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have eclairs using 17 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Eclairs:
- Get 1 cup water
- Prepare 1 stick butter
- Take 1 cup flour
- Prepare 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Take 4 eggs
- Prepare Filling
- Prepare 1 (5 oz) package instant vanilla pudding
- Make ready 2 1/2 cups cold milk
- Prepare 1 cup heavy cream
- Make ready 1/4 cup confectioner's sugar
- Prepare 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Prepare Topping
- Prepare Half bag semisweet chips Chocolate
- Make ready 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Get About 2 tbsp Butter
- Make ready 1 cup confectioner's sugar
- Take 3 tbsp hot water
Classic eclairs, called eclairs au chocolat or chocolate eclairs, are made with French choux pastry. The hallow crispy shells are then filled with vanilla custard, called pastry cream. Find eclairs stock images in HD and millions of other royalty-free stock photos, illustrations and vectors in the Shutterstock collection. Thousands of new, high-quality pictures added every day.
Instructions to make Eclairs:
- Preheat oven to 425* or 450 degrees F. (My oven runs hot I usually use the lower temp) Prepare cookie sheet by lining with parchment paper.
- In a medium saucepan, combine 1/2 cup butter and 1 cup water. Bring to a boil, stirring until butter melts completely. Reduce heat to low, and add flour and salt. Stir vigorously until mixture leaves the sides of the pan and begins to form a stiff ball. Remove from heat. And place in stand mixer use stir or gentlest setting to remove steam from batter.
- Add eggs, one at a time to the batter, beating well to incorporate completely after each addition. Spoon or pipe dough onto lined cookie sheet.
- Bake 15 minutes in the preheated oven, then reduce heat to 325 degrees F by having oven door slightly ajar for a moment, and bake 20 minutes more, until hollow sounding when lightly tapped on the bottom. Cool completely on a wire rack.
- For the filling, combine pudding mix and milk in medium bowl according to package directions. In a separate bowl, beat the cream with an electric mixer until soft peaks form. Beat in 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Fold whipped cream into pudding. Cut tops off of cooled pastry shells with a sharp knife. Fill shells with pudding mixture and replace tops.
- For the icing, melt the chocolate and 2 tablespoons butter in microwave for 30 seconds add additional 10 secs if more time is needed to melt. Stir in 1 cup confectioners' sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Stir in hot water, one tablespoon at a time, until icing is smooth and has reached desired consistency. Let cool slightly, and drizzle over filled eclairs. Refrigerate until serving.
Find eclairs stock images in HD and millions of other royalty-free stock photos, illustrations and vectors in the Shutterstock collection. Thousands of new, high-quality pictures added every day. Chocolate Éclair is one of the best French dessert which can be made at home. And I have to admit that choux is one of my favorites. Eclairs may look like a fancy and expensive dessert, but they are easy to make.
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