Chocolate Eclairs (Confectionery)

Member Name: chocomint

Product:	Confectionery
Date:	06/11/08 (181 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Delicious

Disadvantages: Addictive

Chocolate Eclairs

These eclairs are easy to make and taste delicious. As long as you don't pipe the pastry too small they are very easy to make. I once made small eclairs for a party and went crazy cutting so many tiny eclairs and creaming them and glazing it! It would have been so much easier to make it a little bigger and save the trouble of having to cut so many pieces.

The Pastry
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1 1/4 cup all purpose flour
85 grams margarine
1 1/4 cup water
4 eggs

Chocolate glaze for the top
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(You might need to make a few batches of the glaze)
6 tablespoons icing sugar
1 tablespoon cocoa
1 teaspoon warm water


-----Method-----

Chocolate glaze
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Mix all the ingredients together and pour it on top of éclair.


Pastry
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1. Add margarine to water and boil till the margarine has melted.

2. Stir in flour and cook till it forms a soft ball.

3. Allow it to cool and beat well, adding slightly beaten eggs a little at a time.

4. Pipe pastry on a floured baking sheet 3" long, leaving at least 1" space between each pastry.

5. Bake in a moderately hot oven (375F or 175C) till firm and golden brown.

6. Allow it to cool and fill it with sweetend cream or icing of your choice.

7. Pour chocolate glaze on top

8. Enjoy!

Note: The reason you have to make the glaze in batches is because if you make too much at once, the glaze hardens before you can put it on top of the eclairs.

Make sure you leave enough space between the pastries or they will stick together when they are baked.

Summary: Great sweet for any occassion