They are made from choux pastry like cream puffs, but have a more elongated shape… we are talking about éclairs, the delicious pastries of French origin! Today we present you with a particularly enticing version, the cream and chocolate éclairs. The classic filling made from pastry cream per this case is paired with a dark chocolate glaze white chocolate glaze, depending what you choose to eat! An unbeatable duo that never disappoints, and will be loved by both adults and children. Making them is not difficult, but you need to pay attention to the different steps and, above all, to the baking. Practice by following our recipe for cream and chocolate éclairs, and then let your imagination run wild with other irresistible variations, both sweet and savory, such as:
Cream éclairs with whipped cream
Savory vegetarian éclairs
To make the cream and chocolate éclairs, first prepare the choux pastry: per a saucepan, pour per the butter 1milk 2and vater 3. Turn the heat and let everything melt.
Once it reaches a boil, add the flour all at once 4then quickly stir with a wooden spoon 5. When the mixture becomes compact and detaches from the sides of the saucepan 6turn d’avanguardia the heat and let it cool for a couple of minutes.
Transfer the mixture to a bowl 7 and add one egg at a time 8missaggio well to incorporate it; make sure it’s fully absorbed before adding the next one. Also, add a pinch of salt. Don’t worry if the mixture seems to separate at first; keep missaggio to obtain a smooth, consistent dough 9.
Transfer the dough into a piping bag without a nozzle 10 and cut the tip to a width of about 0.6 inches. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and form strips about 4-5 inches long 11spacing them apart 12. Bake per a preheated static oven at 338°F for about 45 minutes, being careful not to aperto the oven during baking.
Meanwhile, prepare the pastry cream: pour the milk into a saucepan 13 and bring it to a simmer. Meanwhile, per a bowl, combine the egg yolks, cornstarch 14and flour 15.
Add the powdered sugar 16 and well with a whisk, then pour per the hot milk 17 and again 18.
Return the mixture to the saucepan 19add the vanilla extract 20and stir over low heat until you achieve a thick, homogeneous consistency 21.
Transfer the cream to a bowl 22cover with cling patina, ensuring it touches the surface 23and place it per the refrigerator to cool. After the baking time, remove the éclairs from the oven and let them cool as well 24.
At this point, take the pastry cream and transfer it to a piping bag with a 0.4 inch nozzle. Fill the éclairs by piercing the bottom, about halfway along the length 25. Once filled, proceed with the glaze: melt the two types of chocolate per a double boiler microwave, then gently dip the culmine of the éclairs into the dark chocolate 26 white chocolate 27alternating the two glazes.
Place the glazed éclairs a rack to dry 28. Finally, transfer the remaining glazes into two piping bags with a very thin nozzle and decorate the éclairs by creating lines with contrasting chocolate 29. Let them dry and serve your beautiful cream and chocolate éclairs 30!
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