S'mores Eclairs
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1 all-purpose flour
- 1 cup water
- 1/4 pound unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon fine salt
- 4 eggs
- 36 large marshmallows
- Chocolate Sauce, recipe follows
- Special equipment: a large pastry bag fitted with a large star tip, an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
- Sift the cocoa powder and flour together at least 3 times.
- Set aside.
- Place the water, butter, sugar, and salt in a heavy 2-quart saucepan.
- Bring this mixture just to a boil over high heat.
- Remove from heat and add the sifted cocoa and flour in all at once.
- Stir with a wooden spoon until the dough comes together to form a ball.
- Return the pan to medium-high heat and beat constantly until a film develops on the bottom of the pan, about 2 minutes.
- Do not let it burn.
- Transfer the dough to the bowl of an electric mixer with a paddle attachment.
- Add the eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Scrape down the side of the bowl and continue to beat the dough for 4 minutes at high speed.
- Transfer the dough into a piping bag fitted with a large star tip.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and pipe 3 to 4-inch log shapes onto the paper.
- Bake for 10 minutes; then reduce the oven temperature to 325 degrees F. Bake for another 15 minutes.
- Turn the oven off.
- Remove the eclairs from the oven and poke a hole in each one using a skewer or piping nail.
- Place the eclairs back in the oven and leave the door ajar for 10 minutes, allowing the eclairs to dry.
- Cut the eclairs in 1/2 lengthwise with a serrated knife.
- Place the bottom halves of the eclairs on a sheet pan and put 3 marshmallows into each.
- Place under the broiler until golden, watching closely.
- Remove from oven.
- Place tops on and ladle the chocolate sauce over top.
- Chocolate Sauce:
- 10 ounces semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
- 1 cup heavy cream
- Place the chocolate in a stainless-steel bowl.
- Pour the heavy cream into a small saucepan over medium-high heat and heat the cream until just before the boiling point.
- Pour the cream over the chocolate and let sit for 1 minute.
- Whisk until smooth and glossy.
cocoa powder, flour, water, butter, sugar, salt, eggs, marshmallows, chocolate sauce, pastry
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/smores-eclairs-recipe.html (may not work)