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Chocolate Éclairs
These cousins of the profiterole can be easily adapted: try the chocolate orange topping and orange cream filling
(see opposite), or filling with crème pâtissière or chocolate crème pâtissière.
MAKES
30
30
MINS
25–30
MINS
and stir in the flour. Beat with
a wooden spoon until well combined.
2 Lightly beat the eggs and add to the flour
and butter mixture a little at a time, whisking
constantly. Continue whisking until the
mixture is smooth and glossy and comes
away easily from the sides of the pan.
Transfer to the piping bag.
3 Pipe 4in (10cm) lengths of the mixture on to
2 baking sheets lined with parchment paper,
cutting the end of the length of pastry from
the bag with a wet knife. You should have
around 30 in all. Bake for 20–25 minutes or
until golden brown, then remove from the
oven and make a slit down the side of each.
Return to the oven for 5 minutes for the
Method
1 Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C). Melt
the butter in a pan with^3 ⁄ 4 cup cold water,
then bring to a boil, remove from the heat,
Special equipment
piping bag with ½in (1cm) plain nozzle
Ingredients
5 tbsp unsalted butter
1 cup all-purpose flour, sifted
3 large eggs
2 cups heavy whipping cream
6oz (150g) good-quality dark chocolate
insides to cook through. Then remove and
leave to cool.
4 Put the cream in a mixing bowl and whisk
until soft peaks form. Spoon or pipe into
each éclair. Break the chocolate into pieces
and place in a heatproof bowl. Sit the bowl
over a pan of simmering water (making sure
the bowl does not touch the water) and stir
until the chocolate is melted and smooth.
Spoon over the éclairs and serve.
PREPARE AHEAD The unfilled éclairs will keep
in an airtight container for 2 days.
12 WEEKS,
UNFILLED