Double Chocolate Eclair Recipe
- 1/2 c. butter
- 1 c. boiling water
- 1 c. all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 4 Large eggs
- 1 recipe chocolate custard filling
- 1 recipe chocolate glaze
- Heat the butter in boiling water.
- Add in flour all at once; stirring vigorously.
- Cook and stir till mix forms a ball which doesn't separate.
- Remove from heat; cold slightly.
- Add in Large eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Pipe dough through a pastry tube or possibly paper cone, making 4 x 3/4 inch strips on a greased baking sheet.
- This can also be dropped by the spoonful onto the baking sheet.
- Bake in a 450 degree oven for 15 min, then in 325 degree oven for 25 min.
- Cold completely in rack.
- Cut off tops of eclairs; remove soft centers.
- Just before serving, fill each with chocolate custard filling.
- Drizzle tops with chocolate glaze.
- CHOCOLATE GLAZE: Heat 1 (1 oz) square unsweetened chocolate and 1 Tbsp.
- butter over very low heat.
- Stir in 1 c. sifted powdered sugar and 2 to 3 Tbsp.
- lowfat milk, blending till smooth and of drizzling consistency.
- Use your own favorite custard filling recipe - most people prefer vanilla custard for this type pastry.
butter, boiling water, flour, salt, eggs, chocolate custard filling, chocolate glaze
Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/double-chocolate-eclair-8380 (may not work)