Chocolate Eclairs

The challenge of making choux pastry will be so worth it when you get to gobble one of these cream-filled, chocolate-topped eclairs.

The ingredient of Chocolate Eclairs

• 300ml thickened cream
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp caster sugar
• 100g nestlu00c9 bakers choice dark choc melts
• 15g butter
• 60g butter chopped
• 2 3 cup plain flour
• 3 eggs lightly beaten

The Instruction of chocolate eclairs

• preheat oven to 220u00b0c 200u00b0c fan forced line 2 large baking trays with baking paper
• make basic choux pastry combine butter and 2 3 cup cold water in a saucepan over medium heat cook for 3 to 4 minutes or until butter has melted and mixture just starts to boil
• reduce heat to low add flour cook stirring for 2 to 3 minutes or until mixture comes away from side of pan and forms a ball set aside for 5 minutes to cool slightly
• reserve 2 teaspoons egg using a wooden spoon gradually beat in remaining egg until well combined and mixture forms a glossy dough mixture should drop from the spoon
• spoon dough into a piping bag fitted with a 1cm plain nozzle pipe 12cm long logs 6cm apart onto prepared trays brush with reserved egg
• bake 1 tray of eclairs for 5 minutes reduce heat to 180u00b0c 160u00b0c fan forced bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until golden and puffed using a small knife carefully cut eclairs in half horizontally return to oven cut side up bake for 5 minutes to dry out centres cool on tray increase temperature to 220u00b0c 200u00b0c fan forced repeat with remaining tray
• using an electric mixer beat cream vanilla and sugar until firm peaks place chocolate and butter in a microwave safe bowl microwave on medium high 75 for 1 to 2 minutes or until smooth stirring every 30 seconds
• spoon cream into a piping bag fitted with a 1cm fluted nozzle pipe cream evenly over eclair bases spread tops with chocolate mixture and place over cream refrigerate for 20 minutes or until chocolate has set serve

Nutritions of Chocolate Eclairs

fatContent: 169 451 calories
saturatedFatContent: 14 grams fat
carbohydrateContent: 8 grams saturated fat
sugarContent: 9 grams carbohydrates
fibreContent: 4 grams sugar
proteinContent: n a
cholesterolContent: 3 grams protein
sodiumContent: 71 milligrams cholesterol

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