Minature Chocolate Eclairs

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Minature Chocolate Eclairs

Recipe By : Alice Ferris <alin@facstaff.wisc.edu>
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :1:10
Categories :
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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Filling:
1 package chocolate pudding mix
2 cups milk
Pastry:
1/2 cup butter
1 cup water
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 cup flour
4 medium eggs
Frosting:
2 Tablespoons butter
2 ounces semisweet chocolate
1 cup confectioners' sugar
2 Tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

For filling: Prepare pudding according to package directions. Chill for 1
hour.

For pastry: In a heavy saucepan, heat butter, water and salt over
medium-high heat until mixture boils and butter melts. Reduce heat to low.
Vigorously stir in flour all at once until mixture forms a ball. Transfer
pastry to a bowl; cool for 5 minutes. Stir in eggs, 1 at a time, beating
well after each addition. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease a baking sheet
or line with parchment. Drop dough into 12 mounds, about 5 inches apart, on
prepared sheet. Spread each mound into a 4 by 1/2 inch rectangle with a
moistened finger or paper towel, piling dough on top and slightly rounding
sides. (You could also use a pastry tube with a medium tip.) Bake until
golden, 35 minutes. Remove from oven; make a 1 inch long slit on side of
each eclair. Reduce oven temperature to 375 degrees. Bake for 10 minutes.
Transfer to wire rack to cool.

For frosting: Heat butter and chocolate over low heat, stirring until
melted. Remove from heat. Stir in sugar, milk and vanilla until smooth.

Assembly: Slice eclairs in half. Spoon about 1 tablespoon of filling onto
each bottom half and replace tops. Spread tops with frosting.

25 minutes prep, 45 minutes baking

Alice Ferris
Madison, Wisconsin







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