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Chocolate Eclairs

This easy chocolate eclairs recipe is packed with incredible flavor and simple to prepare. Perfect for family meals or special occasions!
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American

Ingredients
  

  • Butter – half a cup
  • Water – a cup
  • Flour – a cup
  • Salt – a quarter of a teaspoon
  • Eggs – 4
  • Vanilla – a small spoon
  • Cold milk – two and a half cups
  • Cream – a cup
  • Powdered sugar – one and a quarter cup
  • Vanilla extract – two teaspoons
  • Chocolate – 60 gr
  • Hot water – three tablespoons
  • Butter – two tablespoons

Method
 

  1. Mix half a cup of butter with a cup of water in a medium saucepan over a stove and let the mixture boil with constant stirring until the butter melts.
  2. Add the flour and salt and stir well.
  3. Take the pot off the heat, then add the eggs one by one and beat well.
  4. Shape the dough into a semi-rectangular shape, then put it in an oven tray and put it in for 15 minutes at high heat.
  5. Reduce the oven temperature, then bake again for 20 minutes.
  6. Combine vanilla and milk in a medium bowl and mix well.
  7. In a second bowl, mix cream with 1/4 cup of powdered sugar and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract.
  8. Combine the two mixtures together and mix well until the ingredients are homogeneous.
  9. Cut the wreath horizontally in half, fill it with the filling, then close it again as it was.
  10. Melt the chocolate and two tablespoons of butter in a medium saucepan over a stove, then add a cup of powdered sugar and a teaspoon of vanilla extract.
  11. Add hot water and stir well until the mixture becomes smooth.
  12. Take the mixture off the stove, let it cool down a little, then spread it over the icing stick and serve.
  13. ENJOY  !