Lovely Leah's Eclairs
- 1 cup water
- 12 cup butter
- 1 cup flour
- 4 eggs
- 8 ounces cream cheese (helps if at room temp.)
- 2 cups milk (Leah specifies whole milk with Vit. D)
- 1 (3 1/2 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding
- 1 little boiling water
- 2 -4 tablespoons butter
- baking cocoa
- powdered sugar, to consistency
- Eclairs:
- Boil water and butter.
- At instant of boil, THROW in flour and remove from heat immediately.
- Stir vigorously.
- Stir in eggs ONE AT A TIME.
- And vigorously at that.
- Drop 30 onto greased pans with spoons.
- Bake at 375 for 35-45 minute.
- Don't under bake or they'll fall apart.
- Filling:.
- Mix cream cheese with milk thoroughly.
- Mix in pudding and chill for about 10 minute.
- Cut lids off eclair shells and fill by spooning--remove eclair shell innards with fingers first, if necessary.
- Frosting:.
- Mix boiling water with butter and cocoa and sugar.
- Make sure it tastes nice and chocolaty.
- A little water goes a LONG way.
water, butter, flour, eggs, cream cheese, milk, vanilla pudding, boiling water, baking cocoa, powdered sugar
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/lovely-leahs-eclairs-83068 (may not work)