Eclairs

Eclairs 

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup butter 
• 1 cup sifted flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 4 eggs

Directions:

1. Melt butter in 1 cup boiling water.
2. Add flour and salt all at once; stir vigorously.
3. Cook and stir till mixture forms a ball that doesn't separate. 
   
4. Remove from heat; cool slightly.  Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each till smooth.
5. Put through a pastry tube or paper cone making 4 inch strips on greased cookie sheet.  (I don't have a pastry tube so I dropped by heaping tablespoons onto cookie sheet and shaped them by hand.  Dough is sticky so I greased my hands)
6. Bake at 425 degrees F. for 15 minutes, then at 325 degrees F. for 20 minutes.
7. Remove from oven; split. Turn oven off; put eclairs back in oven to dry, about 20 minutes.
8. Cool on rack.  Makes 10
   

I cut the tops off and fill with Cream Filing.

CREAM FILLING

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/4 cups milk
• 1 beaten egg
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions:

1. In saucepan, combine sugar, flour, and salt.
2. Gradually add milk; mix well.
3. Cook and stir over medium heat till mixture thickens and boils; cook and stir two minutes longer.
4. Very gradually stir the hot mixture into the egg; return to saucepan.
5. Cook and stir till mixture just boils.  Stir in butter and vanilla.
6. Cover surface with waxed paper of clear plastic wrap.  Cool.  Don't stir during cooling.  Makes 1 1/2 cups.

Top with Chocolate Glaze.

CHOCOLATE GLAZE

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 1-ounce squares unsweetened chocolate
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 1/2 cups sifted confectioners sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions:

1. Melt chocolate and butter over low heat, stirring constantly.
2. Remove from heat.  Stir in sugar and vanilla until crumbly.
3. Blend in 3 tablespoons boiling water.  
4. If needed add water, a teaspoon at a time to form medium glaze of pouring consistency. (I didn't have to add more water)
5. Pour over Eclairs.

These are time consuming to make with lots of parts to it, but so worth it.
They are delicious!!

Happy Eating  😀