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Eclairs
Dustin is my grandson- (well, he is a little older now than in the pictures!)
who enjoys playing hockey, computer games and baking.
Eclairs are delicious. You can use a pudding mix for the filling-
but the homemade custard filling is so much better.
1 cup water
1/2 cup butter
1 cup flour
4 large eggs
Heat oven to 400°
It must be preheated!
In a sauce pan heat water and butter to a rolling boil.
Add the flour and stir it into the boiling liquid.
Reduce heat and cook over a low flame until the mixture forms a ball-
about 1 or 2 minutes. Remove from heat.
Beat in the eggs thoroughly- one at a time until the mixture is smooth.
Using a lightly greased cookie sheet shape the eclairs,
using about 1/2 cup of dough for each. Space them about 2" apart.
Bake them for 45- 50 minutes or until they are puffed,
golden brown and the tops of them look dry.
Allow them to cool slowly- away from drafts.
With a sharp knife carefully cut off the tops and scoop out the soft dough.
Fill with
Rich Custard Filling.
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup flour
1/2 tsp. salt
3 cups milk
6 egg yolks
3 tsp. vanilla flavoring.
Mix the dry ingredients and stir in the milk. Cook this over
medium heat, stirring constantly, until it boils.
Remove from the heat
and S-L-O-W-L-Y stir a little over half of this mixture into the egg yolks.
Stir this back into the hot mixture that is left in the saucepan.
Bring it just to a boil.
Cool and add vanilla.
Fill the eclairs and top them with
Thin Chocolate Icing
2 squares of unsweetened chocolate
2 tsp. butter
2 cups powdered sugar
1/4 cup boiling water
Melt the butter and chocolate together.
If you're doing this in the microwave-
make sure it does not burn!
Beat in the sugar and hot water until it is smooth.
Spread on top of the eclairs and
ENJOY!
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