I just love Eclairs, they are so versatile, you can fill them with your favorite cream filling. I'm trying this recipe today. I might change the filling though.
Chocolate Eclair
Filling:
2 cups whole, 2 percent fat, or 1 percent fat milk
2 tbs vanilla
6 egg yolks
2/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup cornstarch
1 tablespoon cold unsalted butter
Pastry:
1 cup water
8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
1 cup all-purpose flour
3 eggs, plus 1 extra, if needed
Egg Wash:
1 egg
1 ½ teaspoons water
Chocolate Glaze:
1/2 cup heavy cream
4 ounces semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
Filling: In a medium saucepan, heat the milk and vanilla bean to a boil over medium heat. Immediately turn off the heat and set aside to infuse for 15 minutes. In a bowl, whisk the egg yolks and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the cornstarch and whisk vigorously until no lumps remain. Whisk in 1/4 cup of the hot milk mixture until incorporated. Whisk in the remaining hot milk mixture, reserving the saucepan. Pour the mixture through a strainer back into the saucepan. Cook over medium-high heat, whisking constantly, until thickened and slowly boiling. Remove from the heat and stir in the butter. Let cool slightly. Cover with plastic wrap, lightly pressing the plastic against the surface to prevent a skin from forming. Chill at least 2 hours or until ready to serve. The custard can be made up to 24 hours in advance. Refrigerate until 1 hour before using.
Pastry: Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper. In a large saucepan, bring the water, butter, salt and sugar to a rolling boil over medium-high heat. When it boils, immediately take the pan off the heat. Stirring with a wooden spoon, add all the flour at once and stir hard until all the flour is incorporated, 30 to 60 seconds. Return to the heat and cook, stirring, 30 seconds. Scrape the mixture into a mixer fitted with a paddle attachment (or use a hand mixer). Mix at medium speed. With the mixer running, add 3 eggs, 1 egg at a time. Stop mixing after each addition to scrape down the sides of the bowl. Mix until the dough is smooth and glossy and the eggs are completely incorporated. The dough should be thick, but should fall slowly and steadily from the beaters when you lift them out of the bowl. If the dough is still clinging to the beaters, add the remaining 1 egg and mix until incorporated.
Using a pastry bag fitted with a large plain tip, pipe fat lengths of dough (about the size and shape of a jumbo hot dog) onto the lined baking sheet, leaving 2 inches of space between them. You should have 8 to 10 lengths.
Egg Wash: In a bowl, whisk the egg and water together. Brush the surface of each eclair with the egg wash. Use your fingers to smooth out any bumps of points of dough that remain on the surface. Bake 15 minutes, then reduce the heat to 375 degrees and bake until puffed up and light golden brown, about 25 minutes more. Try not to open the oven door too often during the baking. Let cool on the baking sheet. Fit a medium-size plain pastry tip over your index finger and use it to make a hole in the end of each eclair (or just use your fingertip). Using a pastry bag fitted with a medium-size plain tip, gently pipe the custard into the eclairs, using only just enough to fill the inside (don't stuff them full).
Glaze: In a small saucepan, heat the cream over medium heat just until it boils. Immediately turn off the heat. Put the chocolate in a medium bowl. Pour the hot cream over the chocolate and whisk until melted and smooth. Set aside and keep warm. The glaze can be made up to 48 hours in advance. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use, and reheat in a microwave or over hot water when ready to use.
Dip the tops of the eclairs in the warm chocolate glaze and set on a sheet pan. Chill, uncovered, at least 1 hour to set the glaze. Serve chilled.
2007-04-03 07:33:34
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answered by Cormeliusb 3
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I hope this is what you mean. This recipe makes enough for 4 double crust pies and is made with an electric mixer. Flaky and delicious without the fuss.
Refridgerator Pastry
1) 5 cups of white flour
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking powder
1 pound of lard(no substitute, it makes the pastry rich and flaky)
2) 2/3 cup of water
1 egg
3 tsp. brown sugar( omit for meat pies)
1 tsp. vinegar
Mix the flour, salt and baking powder together. Break up the lard into a large bowl. Add the flour mixture to the lard and mix with an electric mixer until crumbly.
Beat together the ingredients for #2 with a fork. Add this to the flour and lard mixture and using the electric mixer, mix until it comes away from the sides of the bowl.
You will use quite a bit of flour when rolling out. I use a pastry cloth.
This will keep in the fridge for 3 weeks or it freezes well.
2007-04-04 06:15:00
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answered by whtcamp 3
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no bake cookies
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1/2 cup butter or margarine
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
2/3 cup evaporated milk
2 cups quick-cooking oats
2/3 cup creamy peanut butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
In a saucepan, combine the sugar, butter, flour and milk. Bring to a full rolling boil and cook for 3 minutes, stirring constantly.
Remove from heat and add remaining ingredients all at once. Blend well.
Drop tablespoonfuls onto wax paper or aluminum foil. Cool completely before serving or storing.
Makes about 2 dozen cookies.
2007-04-03 06:59:25
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answered by lilia i 1
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Cherry kolaches. I'd give you the recipe, but it's lost and I haven't made them in 20 years now. But they're SO good!
2007-04-03 06:17:45
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answered by chefgrille 7
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