Recipes

Classic Eclairs

  • Serves

    makes 14 eclairs

  • Cook

    2 hours

FARIDEH SADEGHIN

By SAVEUR Editors


Published on March 11, 2016

Ingredients

For the Pastry

  • 12 cup milk
  • 8 tbsp. unsalted butter, cubed
  • 12 tsp. kosher salt
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 4 eggs, at room temperature

For the Filling and Icing

  • 1 batch pastry cream
  • 2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 2 tbsp. cocoa powder
  • 12 tsp. unsalted butter
  • 14 tsp. vanilla extract

Instructions

Step 1

Make the pastry: Heat the oven to 425°. Bring milk, butter, salt, and 1⁄2 cup water to a boil in a 4-qt. saucepan over high heat. Add flour; stir until a dough forms. Reduce the heat to medium and cook, stirring, the dough constantly with a wooden spoon, until slightly dried, about 2 minutes. Transfer the dough to a bowl and, using a hand mixer, beat in eggs, one at a time, until smooth.

Step 2

Using a piping bag, pipe 4-inch lines of dough onto parchment paper-lined baking sheets. Place the tray in the oven and reduce the temperature to 375°. Bake until golden brown, about 30 minutes, and cool.

Step 3

To assemble the eclairs: Make a wide incision in the side of each pastry. Place pastry cream into a piping bag and fill each pastry with cream. Spread icing over the top of each. Let sit for about 5-10 minutes, until the icing hardens, before serving.
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Classic Eclairs

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