Homemade Eclairs

• Refrigerated

  • 3 Egg yolks
  • 4 Eggs

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 cup Chocolate chips, semisweet
  • 1 3/4 cup Flour
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Shortening
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 2 tsp Vanilla

• Dairy

  • 10 tbsp Butter
  • 1/2 cup Heavy cream
  • 3 cup Milk

• Liquids

  • 1 cup Water

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Description

Ingredients

• Filling:
• 1 cup Sugar
• 3/4 cup Flour
• 3/4 tsp Salt
• 3 cup Milk
• 3 egg Yolks
• 2 tsp Vanilla
• 2 tbsp Butter
• 1/2 cup Heavy Cream
• Pastry Shells:
• 1/2 cup Butter
• 1 cup Water
• 1/4 tsp Salt
• 1 cup Flour
• 4 Eggs
• Topping:
• 1 cup Semisweet Chocolate Chips
• 1 tsp Shortening

Directions

• Beat egg yolks and set aside.
• Whisk together sugar, flour and salt in a saucepan.
• Slowly add milk while whisking. Then add egg yolks while whisking.
• Bring to a boil over medium heat while whisking constantly.
• Cook until mixture reached the consistency of pudding.
• Remove from heat and add vanilla and butter to pan, whisking until butter is melted and mixture is well blended.
• Allow to cool completely.
• Whip heavy cream until soft peaks form.
• Fold whipped cream into custard mixture. and refrigerate until ready to use.
• Preheat oven to 400.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
• Combine butter, water and salt in a medium pan and bring to a boil.
• Add flour to the pan and stir until it forms a ball.
• Remove from heat and allow to cool for 5 minutes.
• Transfer to mixing bowl and beat in the eggs, one at a time.
• Transfer pastry dough to piping bag.
• Pipe elongated strips of dough onto prepared sheet.
• Bake for 40 minutes or until golden.
• Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely.
• Transfer pastry cream to a piping bag.
• Cut pastries halfway through the center with a knife and pipe in the cream.
• Melt chocolate by heating chocolate chips and shortening in microwave for 30 seconds, stirring and repeating until melted and smooth.
• Place in a shallow flat dish.
• Dip tops of eclairs in chocolate and return to parchment lined pan and allow to cool.