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4 Spoonthemixtureintoa piping

bagfittedwitha largenozzle.

Pipe 10 eclairsontothe

preparedbakingtray(they’llbe

around12cm/5inlongeach).Dab

any‘tails’downwitha wetfinger,

thenbaketheeclairsintheoven

for1 hr.Donotopentheoven–

notevenfora sneakypeek– or

they’lllikelycollapseandyou’ll

endupwithpancakes!

5 Oncethetimeis up,remove

theeclairsfromtheovenand

leavetocoolona wirerack.You

canfreezethematthispoint,

beforefilling(seeright).

6 Onlydecorateandfillthem

whenyouarereadytoserve

asaerosolcreamdoesn’tkeep

its shape very long once

PERECLAIR

130kc al 0.6gfibre

9. 2gfat 2.8gprotein
   4.2gsaturates 0.4gsalt
   12gc ar b s 42mgcalcium
   0.8g sugars 0.3mg iron

‘Manypeoplewould

immediatelydismiss

chouxpastryas

toomuchofan

indulgence.However,

usingreduced-fat

spreadandsweetener

makesa hugedentin

calories.Withjusta

hintofchocolateand

squirtycream,these

aretheultimate in

sweettreats.’

Chocolateeclairs

prep 10 mincook1 hrmakes 10

vegetarian

2tbspgranulated sweetener

½tspsalt

100greduced-fatspread

100gself-raising flour

2 largeeggs

25gdarkchocolatechips

10tbsp reduced-fat aerosol cream

1 Heattheovento190°C/

fan170°C/gas5 andline

a bakingtraywithnon-stick

bakingparchment.

2 Putthesweetener,salt,spread

and150mlcoldwaterina

saucepanandbringtotheboil.

Assoonasthemixturereaches

theboil,takethepanofftheheat

andgraduallybeatintheflour.

Themixturewilllooklumpyat

first,butpersevere.Continueto

beatuntilthemixtureformsa ball

ofdoughandcomesawayfrom

thesidesofthesaucepan.

3 Addtheeggstothemixture

andbeatwelltoincorporate.It

willlookasif themixturehassplit

atfirst,butcontinueto beat until

it becomes glossy.

squirted!Oncecompletelycool,

cuttheeclairslengthways

throughthree-quartersofeach

eclair.Meltthechocolatechips in

a bowlinthemicrowave.

7 Squirt1tbspcreamintoeach

spliteclair,drizzlethemelted

chocolate over the top and serve.

If freezingthebuns,simplydefrost

before filling and decorating.

PinchofNom

byKate

Allinson

andKay

Featherstone

(Bluebird,£20)

is outnow.

Photos:

Mike English

Chocolate

eclairs

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