Excellent French Eclair
Ingredients
Choux pastry
- ยฝ cup water
- ยฝ stick (4 tbsp)unsalted butter at room temperature
- ยฝ cup flour
- 1 tsp granulated sugar
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 2 eggs
Vanilla Pastry cream
- 17oz whole milkย
- ย 3 tbsp cornstarch
- 6 tbsp granulated sugar
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- 1 tsp vanilla bean paste
- 1/8 ts salt
- 4 egg yolks
Chocolate ganache
- 4 oz semi sweet Chocolate, coarsely chopped
- ยฝ cup heavy cream (or less)
Egg wash
- 1 egg yolk beaten with 2 drops water
Instructions
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First, prepare the pastry cream. Please see recipe link above.
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Second, prepare the Choux pastry: Preheat oven to 400ยฐF.
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Take out the pan from the heat.
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Put the hot dough in a bowl.
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Beat the eggs, and add them gradually to the dough.ย
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Mix well with a wooden spoon. The mixture may not look nice, but keep mixing.
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Mix until you obtain a smooth glossy dough. The dough should be similar to a very thick liquid.
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Place the dough in a pastry bag fitted with a large round tip.
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Pipe onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
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Make thick line shapes of about 4 inches long, leaving 2 inches of space between them.
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Gently brush with egg wash.
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Prick the pastry shells with a toothpick in two or three places to allow vapor to escape.
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Place the bowl over simmering water (Bain Marie or water bath).
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Mix well the ingredients with a wooden spoon until you obtain a nice shiny ganache. Set aside.
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Pipe in each choux pastry shell the pastry cream. You may need to make a little opening in the shells lengthwise.
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Dip the top of the shells in the chocolate ganache.
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Chill uncovered to set the ganache.