Saturday, May 28, 2011

Chocolate Eclairs & Cream Puff

Try out these two delicacies for tea, easy to bake and yummy to eat. Different type of filling from custard, cream, chocolate, fresh fruit and ice cream can add up to the variety of taste.


Cream Puff
Recipe
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup water
3 oz unsalted butter
1 cup flour
1 tsp sugar
1/4 salt
4-5 eggs

Bring water, butter and milk to boil. Add in flour and stir it togeteher (using a medium high flame). Cool of the dough. Put an egg one at a time. Put into pastry bag, pipe into 1 1/2 inch wide circle and bake for 200 degree C for 10 minutes and drop to 180 degree C for 15 minutes. Pipe in the filling and garnish with powder sugar.

Chocolate Eclairs
Recipe
The same recipe can also be used to make Chocolate Eclairs. Pipe into medium long dough. Garnish with chocolate ganache.



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