Chocolate Eclairs from scratch - June cooking fridays

In June, our last three Fridays were Cooking Fridays. On the first Friday, B made us French Macaroons from scratch.

On the second Friday, he made us Chocolate Eclairs. < ----- using this video tutorial.

Recipe by Joy

I have condensed her recipe her for my own reference. Please use her video tutorial for more info and all the steps.

Choux pastry: (I totally thought she said Shoe pastry ha ha... They do look like little shoes, don't they?)
1/2 cup (65 grams) flour
1/2 teaspoon sugar
4 tablespoons (55 grams) salted butter
1/2 cup (120 ml) water
2 eggs, lightly beaten

Custard cream:
1 1/4 cups (300 ml) whole milk
3 large egg yolks
1/4 cup (50 grams) sugar
2 tablespoons (20 grams) flour
2 scant tablespoons (15 grams) cornstarch (corn flour)
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Chocolate glaze:
2 ounces (55 grams) Ghiradelli chocolate 60%
1/4 cup (60 ml) heavy "whipping" cream
1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 tablespoon light corn syrup Here is a picture safari of how it all came together.





















I tried one right as it was made and to be honest, I was a little disappointed. It was still luke warm. It wasn't my favorite taste. Then we put them in the fridge until the next day and what a difference!! YUM!!! The chocolate, the cream, the pastry. All so so yummy. So I definitely recommend chilling these before eating them.  As complex as it was for B to make them, it was just a little harder for me to wait for them to be chilled. Have to say.

Here are all three of the desserts that B made - links to each recipe under picture:

 
French Macaroons                            Chocolate Eclairs                            Crème Brûlée

More recipes here

Share


Some blog posts contain affiliate links to products I use. More information
This article: Chocolate Eclairs from scratch - June cooking fridays first appeared on http://shiftctrlart.com.