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"If there is one thing that the HPM craves more than anything else it's
Mini Chocolate Eclairs
Since meeting Maya, his days of eating "bubble bath sandwiches" are long gone - and as "shop - o - late" eclairs are just not tasty enough, I had to ask my sister Karon for a recipe that will satiate his emormous appetite.
110g Plain flour
175ml water
½ tsp salt
75g butter
3 eggs beaten
150 mls whipped cream
100gms Couverture Chocolate melted
(yeh, I didn't know what it was either, so I "wikied" it )http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Couverture_chocolate
To make choux pastry:
Preheat oven to 180° c
Boil water and butter, add flour and salt and mix to a smooth paste, until the paste leaves the sides of the pan and allow the flour to cook out.
Transfer to a clean cool bowl and let the mixture cool.
When it is cool, start to beat in the eggs one at a time until you have a smooth dropping consistency, that is pipeable.
Fit a large plain piping nozzle to a piping bag and pipe in lines about 4 cm long onto a greased baking tray. Bake for 30 -35 minutes until the éclairs are golden brown take them out and allow to cool
To assemble:
Place a thin piping nozzle into a piping bag and pierce a hole in the bottom of the éclairs.
Pipe in the whipped cream and top them with the chocolate
How easy is that?
Hi, I was at the Made by Mummy event last week as one of the stallholders. My little girl loves the book, and I've blogged about you! Becci
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