This is a simple recipe on how to make Chocolate Eclairs at home
What you will need:
1 cup of water
1 cup plain flour
3 eggs
100g of butter
To Decorate:
1 1/2 cups chocolate Icing Sugar
2 Tbsp hot water
Whipped cream
Directions:
Preheat oven to 200°C (392F) bake. Grease two oven trays.
Combine butter and water in saucepan and bring to a rolling boil.
Remove from heat and quickly add flour.
Beat with a wooden spoon until mixture leaves the side of the saucepan.
Allow to cool for 5 minutes then add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition until mixture is glossy.
Pipe 7cm strips onto greased oven trays.
Bake for 30 minutes or until eclairs are puffy and golden, then lower heat to 120°C (250F) and bake for another 15 minutes.
Cool.
Combine Chocolate Icing Sugar with enough hot water to form a spreadable consistency.
Fill centre of eclairs with whipped cream and top with chocolate icing.
