How to Make Homemade Eclairs

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• 8 tablespoons Butter

  (do not use margarine)
• 1 cup All Purpose Flour
• 4 large eggs

Instructions

• 1 Preheat the oven to 400F; Line a baking sheet with a clean silpat and set aside.
• 2 Bring butter and water to a rolling boil in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
• 3 Add 1 cup of flour, stirring constantly until the mixture cooks and forms a
  ball, (about 1 minute!). Immediately remove from the heat and transfer to a
  mixing bowl.
• 4 Using a hand mixer or stand mixer, mix the eggs in completely, creating a creamy
  panade. It should not look choppy. Put the hot dough in the piping bag and pipe
  it onto a Silpat or parchment-covered baking sheet.
• 5 Cut one corner off of a heavy plastic baggie to create a quick piping bag. Pipe
  the dough into short 4 inch strips.
• 6 The eclairs should be baked for 35-38 minutes until they have puffed and are
  golden brown.
• 7 Remove the pastries from the oven and allow them to cool completely in a
  draft-free spot.
• 8 Note: To avoid collapse, it is critical not to touch them until they have cooled
  completely. Do not attempt to remove them from the pan until they are completely
  cool.
• 9 Once they have cooled, fill a piping bag with the pudding flavor of your choice
  and then poke it gently into one end of the eclair. Slowly squeeze the bag to
  pipe the filling into the eclair, filling the entire length of the pastry.
• 10 Top with hot fudge or chocolate frosting and serve immediately.

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